Ukraine’s grid operator kept all-day blackouts in parts of the country after Russia’s latest strikes on the grid

Ukraine's power grid operator, Ukrenergo, implemented uninterrupted blackouts throughout the day on November 13th across a significant portion of Ukraine due to Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure, the operator announced. Households were subjected to hourly power outages, while businesses were given strict outage limits. Russian attacks hit cities from Rivne to Odesa, resulting in fatalities in Odesa and Zaporizhzhia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia had launched over 310 attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities since the beginning of November. Russian negotiators, during a meeting in Abu Dhabi, informed Ukraine that they did not have the right to discuss a cessation of attacks. The Kremlin continued its relentless assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing power outages in dozens of oblasts on the day of the incident.

Ukrenergo reported that strikes disrupted power supplies in 12 oblasts, including Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Rivne, and Odesa. Utilities were forced to switch off 1.5 to 3 groups of customers at a time to manage the ongoing strikes. The company expressed concern over the fact that repeated strikes could damage equipment before crews had a chance to complete repairs. One strike created a crater the size of a house at one of Ukrenergo's substations.

In Mykolaiv Oblast, 33 villages experienced complete power loss following Russian strikes. Power was restored to all villages by 1:00 PM on the same day. The Kyiv Oblast switched three districts to emergency outages after an attack on energy facilities. Cherkasy Oblast also reported new damage to grid equipment. Over Dnipro, Russian forces targeted more than 10 power company DTEK facilities within a week.

In Rivne Oblast, the Sarny area bore the brunt of the attacks, according to regional head Oleksandr Koval. Firefighters were on the scene to battle a fire at a Kyiv medical facility following a Russian attack on 13 November, 2026. A teenager was killed, and seven people were wounded in Odesa when drones struck the city. The evening before, a strike on a furniture plant in the southern oblast left four individuals with burns.

In Zaporizhzhia, a morning strike on residential areas claimed the life of a 17-year-old and injured four others. Another individual died after being trapped under rubble following an attack on an industrial site. A woman injured in a strike on public transport near the city succumbed to her injuries in the hospital. A Russian drone hit a high-rise in Rivne, injuring six people, including two children.

In Kyiv, a night strike set a medical facility ablaze, resulting in one injured person. In Vinnytsia, two women were hurt, and a kindergarten was damaged in the attack.