Russia strikes energy infrastructure in 9 Ukrainian regions, 3 power plants halt generation
Photo: The aftermath of today's attack on Ukraine, November 3 (UA_National_Police)
Overnight, the Russians struck power plants and substations in nine regions with drones and missiles, as well as railway infrastructure, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi and DTEK energy company.
The Russians struck facilities that generate and transmit electricity in 9 regions. In total, strikes and damage were recorded in 14 regions.
Large power plants in the Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, and Kharkiv regions were hit. A number of important substations were also struck, particularly in the west of Ukraine.
"The damage is significant both at power generation facilities and across the grid," Koretskyi notes.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian railways and hospitals
In addition, Russia attacked the railway. In Zaporizhzhia, passenger cars, diesel locomotives, and the train station were damaged, while an electric locomotive was hit in Kovel.
According to Koretskyi, strikes also targeted manufacturing plants and business warehouses in the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In Kharkiv, a missile struck a hospital, injuring 73 people.
Energy workers, railroad employees, medical personnel, State Emergency Service rescuers, and police are working at the sites. The threat of new Russian strikes remains.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasizes that the Russian attack coincided with US congressional election day.
According to him, Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles overnight.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat described the specifics of the Russian nighttime attack.
The Russian missiles were launched in waves: ballistic missiles around 3 a.m. Kyiv time, and cruise missiles toward dawn. According to Ihnat, Russia's tactics have not changed overall.
