{
  "id": 18953306,
  "title": "Russia cuts power to more than 600,000 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as Zelenskyy says the strikes aim to squeeze Ukraine before talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/russia-cuts-power-to-more-than-600-000-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T14:44:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/11/08/russia-cuts-power-to-more-than-600000-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-as-zelenskyy-says-the-strikes-aim-to-squeeze-ukraine-before-talks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On 8 November, Russia launched a series of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, targeting power facilities across multiple oblasts, leaving over 600,000 customers without electricity in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast alone. The Kh-59/69 guided missiles and 164 Shahed-type drones struck 23 locations, with one drone killing a person in a Dnipro suburb. Russian shelling killed one person in Odesa. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the strikes aim to weaken Ukraine before talks. Russia has been waging a campaign against Ukraine's cities and infrastructure, with nearly 2,000 guided bombs and more than 3,000 attack drones fired at Ukrainian cities in the past week. Zelenskyy attributed the escalation to diplomacy, aiming to build pressure on Ukraine and its partners before negotiations. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was the hardest hit, with more than 600,000 customers in five districts losing power. Hospitals switched to generators, and emergency blackouts followed in several other oblasts. Strikes also led to fires in warehouses and transportation facilities.",
  "summary": "Russia is hitting power and heat across Ukraine with winter weeks away, and Kyiv says Moscow treats diplomacy as one more way to attack.",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 600,000 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast lose power",
    "Kh-59/69 missiles and Shahed drones targeted facilities",
    "Zelenskyy says strikes aim to weaken Ukraine before talks"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russian attacks kill 5, injure 10 in Ukraine over the past day, striking Zaporizhzhia Oblast over 700 times",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/russian-attacks-kill-5-injure-10-in-ukraine-over-the-past-day",
        "published": "2026-11-08T08:59:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Russian strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/russian-strikes-cut-power-to-hundreds-of-thousands-in-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-11-08T09:34:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Russian strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/russian-strikes-cut-power-to-hundreds-of-thousands-in-ukraine-18909762",
        "published": "2026-11-08T09:42:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Even limited Taurus and Tomahawk supplies could help Ukraine hit Russian sites — ISW",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/even-limited-taurus-and-tomahawk-supplies-could-help-ukraine-hit",
        "published": "2026-11-08T10:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Russian strikes leave 600,000 in the dark in eastern Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/russian-strikes-leave-600-000-in-the-dark-in-eastern-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-11-08T11:09:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "More than 600,000 left with no power in Ukraine after strikes, authorities say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/more-than-600-000-left-with-no-power-in-ukraine-after-strikes",
        "published": "2026-11-08T11:20:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Russian strikes on Ukraine leave hundreds of thousands without electricity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-leave-hundreds-of-thousands-without",
        "published": "2026-11-08T12:20:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}