Overview
- Russia’s defense ministry said air defenses destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones between 20:00 and 23:00 MSK on November 8, including 12 over Crimea, two over the Black Sea and one over Rostov region.
- Air-raid alerts were issued in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Chernihiv regions, while Russian officials reported drones downed in Rostov with no injuries and later lifted threat alerts in several regions.
- Ukraine’s grid faced widespread load shedding as Kharkiv’s metro remained shut for a second day and state-owned Centrenergo reported generation at its plants fell to zero, with rail delays and repair work ongoing.
- In Louisville, Kentucky, the death toll from the UPS Flight 2976 MD‑11 crash rose to 13 as investigators review a 63‑hour flight recorder and continue searches for those reported missing.
- In Russia, six people died in a Novosibirsk region head‑on collision that prompted a criminal case and temporary highway closure, and investigators in Dagestan are probing a Ka‑226 helicopter crash that killed five, with an in‑flight engine fire considered the main cause.