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Russia says strikes hit three ships and two power substations in Ukraine
Russia said its forces hit three cargo vessels carrying military goods for Ukraine in and near the Black Sea ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk.
It said one ship carried weapons and military equipment, another carried dual-use cargo, and a third was bound for Ukraine's armed forces.
The Russian Defence Ministry also said strikes hit two power substations in Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr that supplied electricity to defence-related industries.
Ukraine's energy company DTEK said an overnight attack damaged facilities in Dnipropetrovsk and left more than 600,000 people without electricity.
The Russian claims about the ships and substations could not be independently verified, and Ukraine had not immediately commented.
The outage shows how attacks on energy infrastructure can affect civilians as well as industry.
The sources give no details on repairs or when power might be restored.
Russia said overnight strikes hit three cargo vessels and two electricity substations in Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the ships were carrying weapons, military equipment or dual-use cargo for Ukraine.
The ministry said the substations in Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr regions powered military-industrial enterprises.
Ukraine’s DTEK said an overnight attack damaged energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk and left more than 600,000 people without electricity.
Reuters said it could not independently verify Russia’s claims, and Ukraine had not commented immediately.
- Who
- Russia said its forces carried out the strikes. The Russian Defense Ministry described the targets.
- What
- Russia said strikes hit three cargo vessels and two power substations.
- When
- Overnight before Nov. 8, 2026.
- Where
- Near Odesa and in the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk, as well as in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr regions.
- Why
- Russia said the ships carried military goods for Ukraine and the substations powered military-industrial enterprises.
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Russia said overnight strikes had hit three cargo vessels and two power substations in Ukraine.
DTEK said an overnight attack on energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk had left more than 600,000 people without electricity.
- Cargo vessels
- 3
- Power substations
- 2
- People without electricity
- More than 600,000
- Ship locations
- Odesa, Chornomorsk and southwest of Odesa
- Regions with substations
- Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr
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What people are saying
Important energy facilities in the region were damaged in an overnight attack.
Important energy facilities in the region were damaged in an overnight attack.