# Mass Russian Drone and Missile Barrage Knocks Out Three Ukrainian Power Plants and Hits Kharkiv Hospital

*Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-11-03T10:06:01.393Z (3h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 10/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Russia launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles overnight, forcing three DTEK thermal power plants offline and wounding 73 people at a Kharkiv hospital. The strikes hit key energy sites across multiple regions and deepened power shortages in both Ukrainian‑held and occupied territory.

Russia’s latest overnight attack on Ukraine has taken out major power plants, torn into hospitals and tightened electricity restrictions in occupied Crimea and Sevastopol.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched 289 strike drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles in waves that began around midnight on 3 November and continued into the morning. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that ballistic missiles were used at about 03:00, followed by cruise missiles towards morning, with critical infrastructure and energy facilities as the primary targets.

DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, said three of its thermal power plants were “massively attacked” with dozens of missiles and drones overnight and into the morning. The company reported extensive destruction at the sites and confirmed that all three stations had stopped generating electricity. A separate statement said the plants were hit by a “massive” Russian attack involving dozens of missiles and drones.

Ukrainian officials said large power stations were targeted in Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia and Kharkiv regions, and that a series of important substations also came under fire, including in western areas. According to Koretskyi, Russian forces attacked energy generation and transmission facilities in nine regions, while shelling and damage were recorded in 14 regions overall.

In Kharkiv, a city hospital was struck. Zelensky said 73 people were wounded and a cardiology ward was damaged. He also reported that the death toll from a Russian strike on Komyshuvakha had risen to 29, including five children. Earlier reports on the same wave of attacks said hospitals and residential areas were hit in several locations, including a hospice in Dnipro and other medical facilities.

Ukraine’s Air Force described the overnight assault as a combined operation using several types of ballistic missiles (Iskander‑M/KN‑23) and multiple cruise missile variants (Kh‑10, Kh‑59, Kh‑69, Iskander‑K), along with hundreds of strike drones. Spokesman Yurii Ihnat said Russia is adjusting missile and drone routes to exploit shortages of Ukrainian air‑defense ammunition and to take advantage of weather conditions.

Zelensky linked the timing of the barrage to the day of U.S. congressional elections, saying Russia was counting on America not paying attention. He warned that the threat of further missile and drone attacks remained while air‑raid alerts were still active.

The damage extended into occupied territory. Russian‑installed governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said Sevastopol is facing worsening power restrictions after another overnight strike on energy infrastructure outside the city. He noted that Sevastopol depends heavily on electricity from other regions and that reduced supply now makes it impossible to maintain even the existing schedule of two hours with power followed by four hours without. Ukrainian sources also reported significant outages across occupied Crimea.

Liveuamap and Ukrainian officials said the thermal power plants at Ladyzhyn, Prydniprovska, Kryvorizka and Zmiivska were struck, some repeatedly, as part of a broader campaign against energy infrastructure. Earlier assessments noted that Russia launched around 70 missiles and hundreds of drones in the combined overnight attack, causing major outages in multiple regions.

Zelensky described the focus on energy generation and substations as an effort to hit Ukraine’s critical infrastructure directly. With winter approaching and several large plants knocked offline, the speed of repairs, the availability of replacement equipment and any further Russian mass strikes on the grid will determine how severe power shortages become in the coming weeks.

Signals to watch include how quickly DTEK and state operators can restore generation, whether Russia repeats a barrage on this scale, and how often Ukrainian authorities are forced to expand rolling blackouts to keep what remains of the system stable.