Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Energy Grid With Mass Strikes as Kyiv Hits Back in Russia

Overview

• Overnight on Nov. 8, Russia launched about 458 drones and 45 missiles against energy and urban targets across Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities.
• Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted 406 drones and nine missiles, yet strikes still hit roughly 25–30 localities, killing at least four civilians in Dnipro and Kharkiv.
• Power, water and heating were disrupted nationwide; Centerenergo said its generation fell to zero and Ukrenergo announced 8–16 hour daily rolling outages to enable repairs.
• Kyiv reported drones targeted substations that feed the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants, prompting renewed nuclear-safety concerns.
• Ukraine intensified strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, with officials in Belgorod, Kursk and Voronezh reporting fires and outages affecting more than 20,000 customers.