The Russia-Ukraine war · Energy

Zhytomyr's power company reports a large outage after an attack; Russia says it struck a 330 kV substation in the oblast

Reported2 origins: the claimant's own report, which does not count as evidence.

Zhytomyroblenergo said regional energy infrastructure was attacked on 7 November, causing a large-scale power outage, Ukrinform reported. Russia's defence ministry said its forces hit a 330 kV substation in Zhytomyr Oblast that it said ensured the work of Ukraine's defence-industry enterprises, RIA Novosti reported.

When
7 November 2026
Where
Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What
energy infrastructure attack · military
Acting party
Ministry of Defence of Russia
Attribution
Acknowledged by the acting party. Russia's defence ministry said its forces struck a substation in the oblast; the Ukrainian power company reports the attack.
In the record
Published 2026-11-08 01:39 UTC

Sources

  1. Where the claim was made Ukrinform Media · Government of Ukraine origin: Zhytomyroblenergo statement, 7 Nov · published 2026-11-07 00:00 UTC
  2. Where the claim was made RIA Novosti Media · Government of Russia · designated outlet: quoted, never mirrored origin: Russian defence ministry statement on Zhytomyr Oblast, 7 Nov · published 2026-11-07 00:00 UTC

History

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The War Record, "Zhytomyr's power company reports a large outage after an attack; Russia says it struck a 330 kV substation in the oblast", record ev-20261108-e3ss, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261108-e3ss/

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