{
  "id": 19044575,
  "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-19044575",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T23:46:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448050/russian-strikes-cut-power-to-hundreds-of-thousands-in-ukraine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian strikes have plunged hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes into darkness, authorities reported on Sunday. The ongoing drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have left residents in the cold as the country braces for a harsh winter. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, over 600,000 people were left without power after a \"night attack damaged important energy facilities\", according to the local power company DTEK. The company is working tirelessly to restore electricity but faces \"complicated by repeated attacks\". In the northeastern Kharkiv region, nearly 250,000 customers in Zlatopil city were left without power following a strike on a critical infrastructure facility. Mayor Mykola Baksheyev stated that repair works were underway, but the exact time for restoring power supply remains uncertain. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the strikes had triggered \"widespread power outages across the country\", with 140 apartment buildings left without heating in the Zhytomyr region alone. Zelensky also revealed that Russia had launched a drone at Komyshuvakha, a village in the Zaporizhzhia region where an aid distribution centre was hit earlier in the week. The death toll from the attack has risen to 55 people, with initial reports estimating it at 50. As temperatures in Ukraine hover around freezing, Ukraine faces a challenging winter of war with Russia intensifying its daily aerial barrages against the power network.",
  "summary": "KYIV, (Ukraine): Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes Sunday, authorities said, while a new drone hit a village humanitarian aid centre attacked this week where rescuers are still digging out bodies. Ukraine is bracing for a harsh new winter of war as Russia ramps up daily aerial barrages, raining down drones and missiles on the power…",
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        "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"
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        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-08T14:44:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ukraine: Russian strikes leave hundreds of thousands without power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/ukraine-russian-strikes-leave-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power",
        "published": "2026-11-08T16:59:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan 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-19023439",
        "published": "2026-11-08T21:25:35.000Z"
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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."
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