Overview
- Ukrainian officials said Russia launched more than 450 drones and about 45 missiles in the November 8–9 barrage that targeted energy facilities across multiple regions.
- Substations supplying the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants were hit, prompting IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to warn of serious radiological risk and urge maximum restraint.
- Ukrenergo ordered 8–16-hour power reductions on November 9 and scheduled further limits for November 10 as operator Tsentrenergo reported shutdowns at plants in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions.
- Ukraine struck back at Russian energy infrastructure, with Belgorod and Voronezh reporting power and heating outages and a brief utility fire, affecting roughly 20,000 households in Belgorod.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said it carried out a massive high-precision strike on weapons production and energy targets, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged broader sanctions on Russian energy.