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Ukrainian Power Plants Crippled by Russian Drone Assault

11/9/2025

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Centrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned energy company, announced on November 8, 2025 that all its thermal power plants were down after a Russian attack.
The strike involved drones and missiles targeting facilities that had been restored after assaults in 2024.
Ukrainian forces reported downing 406 of 458 drones and intercepting nine of 45 missiles.
The attack caused emergency power cuts in Kremenchuk, Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv, with generation reported at zero.

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Centrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned energy company, announced on November 8, 2025 that all its thermal power plants were down after a Russian attack.
The strike involved drones and missiles targeting facilities that had been restored after assaults in 2024.
Ukrainian forces reported downing 406 of 458 drones and intercepting nine of 45 missiles.
The attack caused emergency power cuts in Kremenchuk, Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv, with generation reported at zero.