The Russia-Ukraine war · Energy

Occupied Donetsk's Russian-installed mayor says 27,654 subscribers lost power after substations overloaded

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

Aleksei Kulemzin, the Russian-installed mayor of occupied Donetsk, said 136 transformer substations in two districts lost power through overload, leaving 27,654 subscribers without electricity, RIA Novosti reported on 8 November. The stated cause is overload, not an attack.

When
8 November 2026
Where
Donetsk, Ukraine
What
other
Attribution
Not attributed. The stated cause is overload; no party is named.
In the record
Published 2026-11-08 13:36 UTC

Sources

  1. Where the claim was made RIA Novosti Media · Government of Russia · designated outlet: quoted, never mirrored origin: Russian-installed Donetsk mayor Aleksei Kulemzin statement, 8 Nov · published 2026-11-08 00:00 UTC

History

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The War Record, "Occupied Donetsk's Russian-installed mayor says 27,654 subscribers lost power after substations overloaded", record ev-20261108-g8va, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261108-g8va/

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