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Russia says it struck Ukrainian electricity grid facilities in massive overnight attack

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Russia’s Defence Ministry reported on Tuesday that Russia launched an extensive overnight attack targeting electricity grid facilities in several regions of Ukraine, including Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv. The targets included four power plants, two substations, port infrastructure in Kiliia, and two cargo ships delivering military equipment to Ukrainian forces. The ministry claimed these strikes were aimed at facilities supporting the Ukrainian army and its defense industry. Reuters notes it could not independently confirm this information.
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On November 2, 2026, Russian forces bombed a school in the village of Komyshuvakha, located in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, which was being used as an aid distribution center. The attack killed at least 31 people, with five injured and over 48 still missing, according to regional officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strike as "utterly horrific," stating that the Russians could not have been unaware of the weekly humanitarian aid distributions taking place there.

The death toll from this attack rose to 29 by November 3, with more than 48 people still missing, as reported by CBC. The bombing occurred a day after a local ceasefire brokered by US first lady Melania Trump expired in the Kherson region, leading Zelenskyy to accuse Russia of deliberately targeting civilians and aid workers.

Following this attack, Russia launched another multi-wave bombardment on Tuesday, targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones. This caused power outages across large swathes of the country, further exacerbating humanitarian conditions.

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MOSCOW Reuters Russia Ukrainian Vinnytsia

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Ukrainian NORP · 4× Reuters ORG · 2× Russia GPE · 2× Dnipropetrovsk GPE · 1× Kharkiv GPE · 1× Kiliia GPE · 1× MOSCOW GPE · 1× Pivdennyi GPE · 1× Vinnytsia GPE · 1× the Russian Defence Ministry ORG · 1×

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Russia launched a massive overnight strike on Ukrainian electricity facilities in the Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions which supply power to military factories and the Ukrainian army, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Russia says it struck Ukrainian electricity grid facilities in massive overnight attack asserted
it → say → attack
Russia launched a massive overnight strike on Ukrainian electricity facilities in the Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions which supply power to military factories and the Ukrainian army, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. asserted
Ministry → launch → Tuesday
It said in a statement that it had hit four power plants and two electricity substations as well as port infrastructure in Kiliia on the Danube river. asserted
it → say → river
It said it had also hit two cargo ships - one in the port of Pivdennyi and one in the Black Sea - which it said were delivering military equipment and dual-use cargo to the Ukrainian army. asserted
it → say → army
Reuters was not able to independently verify the information. asserted
Reuters → verify → information
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