Night into 10 November: Russia attacked five interregional substations, fatalities reported

Large-scale attack on energy infrastructure

On the night of November 9–10, Russia attacked key nodes of Ukraine's energy system. Specifically, five large substations responsible for transmitting electricity between different regions of the country came under fire.

Government comments

Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi provided details on the overnight attack. He emphasised that the enemy attacked 10 regions.

«Цієї ночі Росія атакувала 10 областей. Під ударом опинилися п’ять великих енергетичних підстанцій у Полтавській, Дніпропетровській, Вінницькій та Кіровоградській областях, через які електроенергія передається між регіонами», - розповів він. (Tonight, Russia attacked 10 regions. Five large energy substations in Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, and Kirovohrad regions, through which electricity is transmitted between regions, came under fire, he said.)

Civilian casualties and damage

Two people were killed as a result of the shelling of Ladyzhyn. Another nine people were injured in Kharkiv and Pereiaslav.

In addition to infrastructure, the enemy again targeted social facilities. A kindergarten was damaged in Kharkiv, and a hospital was damaged in Bilozerske in Kherson region.

Damage and destruction were also recorded in the residential sector. Destruction was documented in Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Poltava, and Kyiv regions.

Remediation efforts

Work to eliminate the consequences of the attacks is ongoing in all affected areas.