Russian Refinery Hit as Moscow’s Strikes Cut Ukraine Power
WHO:
NY Post - Russia launched strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure; Kyiv attacked a Russian refinery.
Bloomberg Markets - Ukraine resumed strikes on Russia’s energy industry.
The Kyiv Independent - Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal reported the attack and said he informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Kyiv Independent - Vitalii Zaichenko, CEO of Ukraine’s state grid operator Ukrenergo, described the missile and drone attacks.
The Kyiv Independent - DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko said the company’s facilities suffered one of their “most serious attacks ever.”
WHAT:
NY Post - A multi-wave Russian bombardment knocked out power across swathes of Ukraine, using missiles and drones.
Bloomberg Markets - A massive overnight drone attack damaged Russia’s Yanos oil refinery.
The Kyiv Independent - Russia attacked Ukraine with 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles.
The Kyiv Independent - Russian attacks halted generation at three DTEK thermal power plants and damaged grid infrastructure. DTEK did not disclose the plants’ locations for security reasons.
The Kyiv Independent - Ukraine imposed power outages in the capital and surrounding region, as well as Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kharkiv oblasts.
The Kyiv Independent - The Energy Ministry reported extensive energy-infrastructure damage in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Kharkiv oblasts.
The Kyiv Independent - The Energy Ministry said Russia struck energy infrastructure more than 20 times during the previous day.
WHERE:
The Kyiv Independent - Russia targeted substations, transmission systems, and power plants across 10 Ukrainian oblasts.
The Kyiv Independent - Three Russian drones targeted a substation critical to stable operation of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant.
The Kyiv Independent - DTEK reported damage to grid infrastructure in Odesa Oblast.
WHY:
The Kyiv Independent - Shmyhal said the strike on the nuclear-plant substation threatened “not only Ukraine but also the nuclear safety of all of Europe.”
The Kyiv Independent - Timchenko said Russia was escalating efforts to deny Ukrainians critical services, including energy, during winter.
HOW:
NY Post - Russia used missiles and drones in several waves to bombard Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
The Kyiv Independent - Zaichenko said Russia used ballistic and cruise missiles, jet-powered drones, and propeller-powered drones.
The Kyiv Independent - Officials said Russia had renewed mass attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities ahead of winter; residents had begun leaving Kyiv amid fears of another harsh wartime winter.
(UPDATED November 4, 2026 01:04 UTC)
Russian missile and drone strikes damaged Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, knocking out power across multiple regions. Three DTEK thermal plants stopped generating, while attacks also threatened a nuclear plant substation. Ukraine retaliated with a drone strike that damaged Russia’s Yanos oil refinery.