Russian strikes cut power for half of Ukraine's regions

Russian attacks have left consumers in half of Ukraine without power, with outages reported in 12 regions as of the morning of November 9, according to First Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov. The affected regions include Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Chernihiv. Emergency outages were applied in Sumy, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions, with scheduled blackouts of 1.5 to 4 rounds expected across most of Ukraine on November 9, potentially lasting up to 16 hours daily. From November 2 to 8, Russia conducted 128 targeted attacks on Ukraine's energy and oil-and-gas sectors. The ministry warns the situation can change rapidly and urges consumers to monitor regional utility announcements.