Russian Attacks Cause Power Disruptions in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk Region
Reform.news Editorial Team · 31 October 2026, 10:30
https://reform.news/en/russian-attacks-cause-power-disruptions-in-kyiv-and-dnipropetrovsk-region/Overnight on October 31, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 134 strike drones, including 72 jet-powered drones. Air defences shot down or suppressed 105 drones, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
The attack began at 6 p.m. on October 30. Shahed drones, Gerbera drones and decoy drones were launched from Russia, as well as from occupied areas of the Donetsk region and Crimea. According to the Ukrainian military, strikes were recorded at 20 locations, while debris from downed drones fell at another 10.
In Kyiv, three drones struck a critical infrastructure facility, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The damage caused disruptions to the water supply. By morning, emergency services had restored water supply and sewage systems, but parts of the city remained without electricity.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces again attacked energy facilities. According to DTEK, equipment was seriously damaged, including at two of the company’s facilities. Large parts of Dnipro and Kamianske remained without electricity, as did residents of the Dnipro and Novomoskovsk districts.
In Kharkiv, five people were injured after an overnight drone attack on a residential area in the Osnovianskyi district. The previous evening, a jet-powered drone struck a production and warehouse building belonging to a private company in the Slobidskyi district. A fire covering an area of about 3,000 square metres was extinguished. According to preliminary data from the State Emergency Service, no one was injured there.
Also in Kharkiv, the roof of a residential building and outbuildings caught fire after an attack. About 10 private houses, outbuildings and a car were damaged.
In the Poltava region, Russian attacks caused fires at several facilities belonging to a private industrial enterprise. Rescuers battled the fires under the threat of further strikes.
