Russia's overnight attack halts all thermal plants at Ukraine's state energy company
Photo: PJSC Centerenergo will keep restoring and upgrading power generation despite Russian attacks (Getty Images)
On Saturday, November 8, all thermal power plants operated by Ukraine's state energy company, PJSC Centerenergo, stopped and are currently not generating electricity. The company said the shutdown followed the largest attack by Russia on its power stations since the start of the war.
"The most massive strike on our thermal power plants since the start of the war. An unprecedented number of missiles and countless drones targeted the same power plants we had restored after the devastating attack in 2024, with several hitting per minute," PJSC Centerenergo wrote.
The company noted that it had stayed silent for safety reasons but had done everything possible to ensure Ukrainians had light and heat last winter and to start the current heating season successfully.
However, less than a month after the previous strike, Russian forces hit the entire generation network simultaneously overnight. Now, all thermal power plants have stopped and are not producing electricity.
"The stations are on fire! Our thermal power plants are not military targets. We do not produce weapons! Civilian employees work here. We have stopped… Currently, generation is zero. Zero! We have lost everything we restored around the clock. Completely!" the company added.
It said that despite Russia's harsher attacks, it will continue restoring, repairing, and implementing new generation capacity.
"There is no other choice. Ukraine is unbreakable! Ukrainians cannot be broken!" the company concluded.
Russia's harsh strike on Ukraine
On the night of November 8, Russian forces carried out another combined attack on Ukraine. They used drones and missiles of various types, targeting the country's energy infrastructure.
The strikes caused emergency power outages in several regions. In Kyiv, emergency blackouts were imposed twice. Authorities have since extended the city's blackout schedules.
The Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk was hit hardest and was left completely without electricity.
Damage to energy facilities also caused delays for some trains. Border crossing operations were paused for several hours. The customs database experienced a disruption due to the attack.
For more details on the overnight Russian attack, read RBC-Ukraine's full report.
