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Russia launched massive drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, killing seven and crippling power facilities across three regions. Kyiv reports grid stabilisation efforts amid widespread outages and calls for tougher energy sanctions on Moscow.
Apartment buildings hit during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine. (Reuters Photo)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 9, 2025 03:05 IST
Russia unleashed one of its largest overnight attacks on Ukraine in months, firing more than 450 drones and 45 missiles, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. The attacks killed at least seven people and severely damaged energy infrastructure across several regions, including Kyiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv.
In Dnipro, three people were killed and 12 injured when a drone struck an apartment building. Three others died in Zaporizhzhia, and one more in Kharkiv. Ukraine’s Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said emergency crews had stabilised the power grid, but ongoing rolling blackouts were necessary to repair extensive damage.
State-owned energy company Tsentrenergo called the assault the largest on its facilities since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, confirming that all of its power-generating plants in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions were offline. “Our generation is now zero,” the company said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the strikes and urged the West to tighten sanctions on Russian energy, saying Moscow was deliberately targeting civilians before winter. Meanwhile, Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed the attacks were retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes and confirmed hits on “weapon production and energy facilities.”
Ukraine’s air force reported shooting down 406 drones and nine missiles, though 52 drones and 26 missiles still struck 25 targets nationwide. Cities like Kremenchuk and Horishni Plavni were left largely without electricity and relied on generators for water supply as crews raced to restore power and heating.
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With inputs from Reuters
Published By:
Aashish Vashistha
Published On:
Nov 9, 2025
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