Russian forces attacked several regions of Ukraine overnight on November 1, causing widespread power outages, fires and damage to civilian infrastructure. Ten people were injured in the Sumy and Rivne regions, nearly 100,000 consumers were left without electricity in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and more than 650 settlements lost power in the Zhytomyr region.
This was reported by Ukraine Top News.
According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, as of the morning of November 1, Russian strikes on energy infrastructure had left some consumers without electricity in the Zhytomyr, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Cherkasy and Kharkiv regions.
In the Zhytomyr region, Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure facilities. According to Vitalii Bunechko, head of the Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, more than 650 settlements were left without electricity. No reports of deaths or injuries had been received.
Power supplies were also disrupted in Zviahel due to damage to electrical networks. The city council said repair crews were working to restore electricity, with restoration tentatively expected by 5:00 p.m. on November 1.
The situation remains difficult in the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, electricity has already been restored to almost all consumers in the Dnipro, Kamianske and Pavlohrad districts who lost power following previous attacks. Water supplies have been fully restored in the city of Dnipro.
However, fresh overnight strikes on energy infrastructure caused further power outages. Nearly 100,000 consumers remain without electricity in the Dnipro, Pavlohrad and Samar districts. More than 70 emergency repair teams have been deployed to restore power.
In the Sumy region, six people were injured in a series of Russian strikes. According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES), a civilian infrastructure facility, vehicles and a non-residential building were hit in the Sumy and Konotop communities.
In the Hlukhiv community, a Russian drone struck a residential area overnight. While firefighters were extinguishing the blaze, Russian forces carried out a second strike on the same location where emergency crews were working. No SES personnel were injured. All fires have been extinguished, and the affected areas have been inspected.
In the Rivne region, a Russian attack caused a fire in a residential building in the Ostroh district, affecting an area of 100 square metres. Four people were injured. Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
In Kyiv, a Russian attack caused a fire in a parking area near a market in the Desnianskyi district. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which covered 20 square metres. In the Darnytskyi district, a Russian drone fell in an open area of a private residential property. According to Kyiv’s State Emergency Service, no deaths or injuries were reported.
