Russian Strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Energy Grid Leave 600,000 Without Power

Russian strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on November 8 left 600,000 people without electricity, continuing Moscow's campaign against Ukrainian power systems. Hospitals switched to diesel generators and electric public transport halted in Dnipro, with restoration efforts hampered by ongoing shelling. The attacks followed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's accusation that Russia aims to plunge the country into blackout ahead of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. Russia has escalated energy strikes since late September, targeting power, water, sewage, and heating systems each winter since its 2022 full-scale invasion. Overnight attacks included three guided missiles and 164 drones, with 137 intercepted, though strikes killed one civilian in Dnipro and injured others in Poltava. Russia claimed hits on a substation and a Black Sea container ship, while a drone strike in Russia's Kursk region killed one person.