Russian attacks halted generation at three DTEK thermal power plants on Nov. 3, as Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported strikes in 10 oblasts and emergency outages in Kyiv and six oblasts.
DTEK reported that repeated missile and drone strikes overnight and in the morning damaged equipment and infrastructure, leaving all three plants unable to generate electricity. The company called it the strongest attack on Ukraine’s energy sector this year. Preliminary information indicated no casualties, DTEK said, and it did not release the plants’ locations.
The ministry listed affected facilities in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Odesa, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytskyi and Kharkiv oblasts. It said supply conditions were most difficult in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv. Its Nov. 3 briefing tallied more than 20 targeted attacks on energy infrastructure in the preceding 24 hours.
The ministry linked emergency outages to equipment damage and reduced voltage on high-voltage networks. It said restrictions were also needed to balance the system. Emergency outages affected Kyiv city and the Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Kharkiv oblasts. Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state grid operator, separately reported new outages in Kyiv and the Kyiv, Volyn, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts. It said local security conditions determined where repair crews could work.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles overnight. As of 2 a.m. ET (07:00 UTC) on Nov. 3, Ukraine’s Air Force said defenses had destroyed or jammed 309 weapons: three ballistic missiles, 49 cruise missiles and 257 drones. The Air Force said it was still verifying information about three cruise missiles.
DTEK said the assault was the ninth mass attack on its thermal power plants since October 2025.
