Nearly 100,000 Consumers in Dnipropetrovsk Region Left Without Power After Russian Attacks

Reform.news Editorial Team · 1 November 2026, 11:36

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Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 433 strike drones overnight on November 1. According to preliminary data from the Ukrainian Air Force, 371 drones were shot down or suppressed, while more than 40 remained airborne at the time the report was published.

According to the Ukrainian military, the attack, which began at 6 p.m. on October 31, involved Shahed drones, including jet-powered variants, Gerbera drones and decoy drones. Hits were recorded at 16 locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell at 14 locations.

Six people were injured in the Sumy region as a result of strikes on civilian infrastructure, transport and a non-residential building in the Sumy and Konotop communities, as well as on residential areas in the Hlukhiv community, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. While firefighters were extinguishing a blaze in the Hlukhiv community, a Russian drone carried out a repeat strike on the site where rescuers were working. No emergency service personnel were injured.

Emergency power cuts were introduced in Kyiv following attacks on energy infrastructure, energy company DTEK said.

The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, said infrastructure was damaged in the Dnipro and Samar districts as a result of the overnight attacks. According to him, the new strikes caused further power outages. Nearly 100,000 consumers remain without electricity in the Dnipro, Pavlohrad and Samar districts. Restoration work is continuing.