{
  "id": 17950023,
  "title": "Russian attack hits energy infrastructure in 10 regions – Energy Ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/russian-attack-hits-energy-infrastructure-in-10-regions-energy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-03T10:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Economy",
    "slug": "ukrinform-economy",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4180856-russian-attack-hits-energy-infrastructure-in-10-regions-energy-ministry.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia initiated a significant assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure throughout multiple regions overnight and into the following morning, according to the Energy Ministry's report on Telegram. The conflict continues in certain areas. Facilities within the energy sector were targeted in ten Ukrainian regions, including Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Odesa, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytskyi, and Kharkiv. The ministry disclosed that Russian missiles and drones aimed at power generation plants, substations in transmission and distribution networks, and combined heat and power stations. Subsequently, the electricity supply disruptions were most severe in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Kharkiv regions. Emergency power cuts were enacted in Kyiv and the regions of Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kharkiv due to damage inflicted on energy equipment and voltage reductions in the high-voltage grid. It was earlier reported that Russia orchestrated 289 unmanned aerial vehicles, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles against Ukraine from the night of the 2nd to the 3rd of November. The primary targets of the onslaught were the energy infrastructure facilities.",
  "summary": "Russia's large-scale missile and drone attack targeted power plants, substations and combined heat and power plants (CHPs) across 10 Ukrainian regions. Emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv and six regions as a result of the damage.",
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  "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."
}