Overview
- Ukrainian officials said the November 8 barrage involved more than 450 drones and 45 missiles aimed at energy infrastructure.
- Ukrenergo imposed eight‑to‑16‑hour consumption restrictions across most regions and scheduled further limits as repairs continue.
- State generator Tsentrenergo reported fires and shut down plants in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions, leaving its power output at zero.
- At least seven people were reported killed, and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warned that attacks near nuclear-linked substations risk radiological consequences.
- Ukraine’s retaliatory strikes cut power and heating in Russia’s Belgorod for about 20,000 households and triggered a brief utility fire in Voronezh, according to regional officials.