On the morning of November 8, 2026, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administration, Oleksandr Hanja, reported that after Russian strikes on energy facilities, more than 600,000 consumers were left without electricity. The outages affected five districts of the region. At the same time, the authorities of Zhytomyr region reported a destroyed substation and damage to the city boiler house.
Anton Pshedynsky | NANews
What is known about the night attack
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, from the evening of November 7, Russia launched 164 drones, including 112 jet-powered, and three guided missiles Kh-59/69.
By 08:00, Ukrainian air defense shot down or suppressed 137 drones, among them 88 jet-powered. Hits were recorded in 23 locations, debris fell in six more. Several drones remained airborne at the time of the report’s publication.
Dnipro: hospitals on generators, metro stopped
The largest outages were registered in the Dnipro, Kamianske, Samariv, Pavlohrad, and Synelnykove districts.
DTEK confirmed damage to important energy facilities. Hospitals and critical infrastructure are switching to backup power.
In Dnipro, the metro, trams, and trolleybuses stopped. The reason is the de-energization of traction substations and emergency shutdown of the metro. Underground stations continue to serve residents as shelters. Emergency shutdowns are in effect instead of regular schedules.
Zhytomyr region: without light and heat
Russian drones attacked the Korosten, Zviahel, and Zhytomyr districts.
In Ovruch, an electrical substation was completely destroyed. Mayor Ivan Korud warned residents of a prolonged absence of electricity.
In Zhytomyr, one of the boiler houses was damaged. The supply of heat to the houses it serves has been stopped until the consequences of the strike are eliminated. The exact timing of restoration is still unknown.
Consequences in other regions
In Odesa, during the evening shelling on November 7, one person died. In the morning, a Russian drone hit a food warehouse again, causing a large fire.
In the Rivne region, a civilian enterprise building was destroyed, and a two-story residential building was damaged. In Volyn, drone debris caused a fire at an agricultural enterprise.
In Khmelnytskyi, dozens of private houses and three apartment buildings were damaged, one person was injured.
In Kharkiv region, five people were injured over the previous day. Residential houses, transport, an educational institution, and power grids were damaged.
In Zaporizhzhia region, 725 Russian strikes on 53 settlements were registered in a day. One person was injured. This regional statistic also covers artillery and other shelling, not just the night air attack.
When will power supply be restored
Energy workers are working on restoring electricity, primarily to hospitals and vital facilities.
Ukrenergo has set hourly restrictions in some regions for November 8 — from one and a half to four queues simultaneously. Where the damage is particularly severe, emergency shutdowns are in effect.
The authorities have not yet named a single deadline for the restoration of light and heating.