Overview
- Hundreds of thousands in Chernihiv lost electricity and many lost water after overnight strikes on power facilities, with some supply restored later in the day.
- Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said emergency crews were initially unable to start repairs because Russian drones circled damaged infrastructure.
- A daytime swarm of attack drones hit Novhorod-Siverskyi, about 32 kilometers from the Russian border, killing four civilians and injuring at least seven, according to regional officials.
- The neighboring Sumy region also reported nine civilians wounded, as Russia concentrates repeated drone and missile strikes on energy sites ahead of winter using large swarms and upgraded munitions.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed appeals for additional air defense systems and longer-range capabilities, while Ukraine’s military claimed a Storm Shadow strike on a Bryansk chemical plant that remained unverified.