{
  "id": 19426587,
  "title": "Russia Launches Massive Drone Attack on Zelensky’s Hometown, Knocking Out Power and Heating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/russia-launches-massive-drone-attack-on-zelenskys-hometown-knocking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:59:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/89737"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian forces initiated a significant drone assault on Kryvyi Rih, the birthplace of President Volodymyr Zelensky, in central Ukraine on Tuesday, November 10th. The attack targeted vital infrastructure, resulting in portions of the city being left without electricity and heating. Oleksandr Vilkul, the chief of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, reported on Telegram that the strikes inflicted damage to apartment buildings, schools, and kindergartens.\n\nVilkul informed that while the city was experiencing partial power outages, efforts were underway to stabilize the water supply and sewage systems via generators. Restoring heating would prove to be a more challenging task. Emergency teams from energy and municipal sectors were dispatched throughout the city to repair the inflicted damage and reestablish essential services.\n\nEarlier, Vilkul had cautioned that Russian drones were specifically targeting critical infrastructure, with additional UAVs still present in the skies. The full extent of the damage was yet to be determined, and authorities had not yet disclosed any casualties from the latest assault. Kryvyi Rih, a prominent industrial city within the Dnipropetrovsk region, has been repeatedly subjected to Russian missile and drone strikes, including prior attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure. This latest attack unfolds as Russia persists in targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure in anticipation of winter, thereby intensifying the strain on civilian heating, electricity, and water provisions.",
  "summary": "Russian drones struck critical infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih late Tuesday, Nov. 10, leaving parts of the city without electricity and disrupting heating and water services. Residential buildings, schools and kindergartens were also damaged.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}