{
  "id": 17593040,
  "title": "Russian attacks kill 1, injure 47 over past day, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/russian-attacks-kill-1-injure-47-over-past-day-leaving-hundreds-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T11:44:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-1-injure-47-over-past-day-leaving-hundreds-of-thousands-without-electricity/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 1, Russian attacks in Ukraine resulted in one death and 47 injuries, according to regional authorities, as Moscow continued its relentless strikes on energy infrastructure. Ukrainian forces managed to shoot down 371 out of the 433 drones launched by Russia overnight, including jet-powered Shahed attack drones. Russian drones targeted 16 different locations, causing debris to fall in 14 areas.\n\nThe attacks targeted energy grids across at least four regions, injuring three workers from the Ukrainian energy company DTEK. Hundreds of thousands of families continue to be without electricity, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on November 1, urging allies to expedite support. Zelensky emphasized that Russia is destroying Ukraine's infrastructure and killing its people.\n\nIn Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 17 people were injured, including three children, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported. In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed in Sloviansk and eight were injured, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin. Sumy Oblast reported 12 injuries, while Kharkiv Oblast saw seven injuries, including a 16-year-old girl, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Poltava Oblast reported a 14-year-old injured, and Volyn Oblast and Kyiv Oblast each had one person injured.\n\nDTEK introduced emergency power outages in Kyiv following the overnight attacks, as workers strive to restore damaged equipment when it is safe to do so. Russian attacks were also reported in several other oblasts, including Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Luhansk, Rivne, Vinnytsia, and Zhytomyr, though no confirmed casualties were reported.",
  "summary": "Russia continued its campaign against Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, targeting infrastructure in at least four regions overnight and injuring three workers from the Ukrainian energy company DTEK.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "A hobby computer, a cheap airframe, and a Russian jet drone: how Zirka’s upgrade scored its kill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/a-hobby-computer-a-cheap-airframe-and-a-russian-jet-drone-how-zirkas",
        "published": "2026-11-01T13:52:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}