Russia Strikes Ukraine's Energy Grid for a Second Straight Night: 164 Drones Launched, 600,000 Without Power in Dnipro
Ukraine's Air Force and energy authorities reported on November 8 that Russian forces conducted a second consecutive night of missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian critical and energy infrastructure overnight on November 7 to 8. The Ukrainian Air Force said Russian forces launched 164 strike drones, including 112 jet-powered drones, and three Kh-59/69 cruise missiles overnight, and that Ukrainian forces intercepted 137 drones.
Ukraine's Energy Ministry and regional officials reported on November 8 that the strikes hit several energy facilities, causing power outages in Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv, Odesa and Chernihiv oblasts and prompting rolling blackouts across northern and central Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said the strikes left 600,000 people without power in Dnipro City and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and 140 high-rise buildings in Zhytomyr Oblast without heat.
Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed on November 8 that its forces struck a substation near Biloshytsi in Zhytomyr Oblast overnight and the Kamyanske substation in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the afternoon of November 8. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), in its November 8 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, said Russia is continuing its Winter 2026–2027 strike campaign against Ukrainian energy security.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated on November 7 that Germany has exhausted the Patriot interceptor stockpiles available for transfer to Ukraine. ISW noted that the interceptor shortage is impeding Ukraine's ability to defend against Russian ballistic missiles.
Source: Institute for the Study of War, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8, 2026, citing the Ukrainian Air Force, Ukraine's Energy Ministry and the Russian Ministry of Defense.
来源链接： https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-8-2026/
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Source: Institute for the Study of War
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