Russian strike on Zhytomyr Oblast knocks out power for 180,000 people

Russian forces attacked Zhytomyr Oblast overnight on Tuesday, November 3, causing fires at critical infrastructure sites in two districts and leaving about 180,000 people without power. The State Emergency Service reported that all fires were extinguished, with no casualties or injuries. Regional governor Vitaliy Bunechko confirmed the strikes targeted energy infrastructure, leaving approximately 130 settlements without electricity as of morning. On November 1, over 650 settlements in the region had already been blacked out by Russian strikes. The November 3 attack was part of a broader nationwide assault involving drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic weapons, with explosions reported in Dnipro, Kharkiv, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and Vinnytsia regions.