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More than 600,000 consumers lost power in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after attacks on the power system, the regional head says

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

Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said more than 600,000 consumers in Dnipro, Kamianske, Samar, Pavlohrad and Synelnykove districts were without electricity on the morning of 8 November after attacks on the power system, and DTEK said an overnight attack had damaged critical energy facilities, Ukrainska Pravda reported. No Russian account of this attack was found.

When
8 November 2026
Where
Dnipropetrovsk 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
Attributed by one source. Only Ukrainian officials and the Ukrainian power company DTEK describe the attack and blame Russia.
In the record
Published 2026-11-08 13:36 UTC

Sources

  1. Where the claim was made Ukrainska Pravda Media · Independent origin: Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha statement, 8 Nov · published 2026-11-08 00:00 UTC
  2. Where the claim was made RIA Novosti Media · Government of Russia · designated outlet: quoted, never mirrored origin: Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha statement, 8 Nov · published 2026-11-08 00:00 UTC
  3. Where the claim was made Ukrainska Pravda Media · Independent origin: DTEK statement, 8 Nov · published 2026-11-08 00:00 UTC

History

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