The Russia-Ukraine war · Humanitarian

Russian-installed Donetsk mayor says 119,700 subscribers lost power after 907 substations shut down

Reported1 origin: the claimant's own report, which does not count as evidence.

The Russian-installed mayor of Donetsk, Kulemzin, citing Donetskenergo, said 907 transformer substations shut down automatically across all districts of the city on 5 November, leaving 119,700 subscribers without power, RIA Novosti and DAN reported. He gave no cause.

When: 5 November 2026
Where: Donetsk, Ukraine
What: infrastructure damage
Attribution: Not attributed. The Russian-installed mayor gave no cause and named no actor.
In the record: Published 2026-11-05 13:56 UTC

Sources

Where the claim was made RIA Novosti Media · Government of Russia · designated outlet: quoted, never mirrored origin: Russian-installed Donetsk mayor Kulemzin statement, citing Donetskenergo, 5 Nov · published 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC
Where the claim was made DAN Media · Not yet classified origin: Russian-installed Donetsk mayor Kulemzin statement, citing Donetskenergo, 5 Nov · published 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC

History

First recorded 5 Nov, 13:56 UTC, as reported (one origin only).

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The War Record, "Russian-installed Donetsk mayor says 119,700 subscribers lost power after 907 substations shut down", record ev-20261105-6q9q, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261105-6q9q/

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