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Russian Drone and Missile Strikes Hit Ukrainian Power Grid From Odesa to Zhytomyr

Overnight Russian attacks damaged high‑voltage substations in several Ukrainian regions, cut power in Odesa region and triggered a large fire at a facility in Zhytomyr Oblast, adding fresh strain to an already battered energy system.

Russian missile and drone strikes overnight damaged key parts of Ukraine’s power network, knocking out electricity in Odesa region and setting substations ablaze in several oblasts.

Regional authorities in Odesa reported that Russian attacks left many subscribers without power and injured at least one person. The strikes were part of what Russian military channels described as a large combined attack on Odesa Oblast. According to Russian statements, the assault used S8000 Banderol cruise missiles, Kh‑59/69 cruise missiles, UMPB‑5 jet‑powered glide bombs and Geran‑series drones, and hit 110 kV and 330 kV electrical substations at Mayaky and Usatove.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense also reported an overnight strike on a 330 kV electrical substation in Kryvyi Rih, in Dnipropetrovsk region. In northwestern Zhytomyr Oblast, a 110 kV substation at Olevsk was engulfed in a large fire after what reporting described as a Russian Geran‑5 jet‑drone strike.

Zhytomyr authorities said drones attacked energy, transport and fuel infrastructure in multiple communities, including Zhytomyr, Hlybochytska, Olevska, Zviahelska and Oliivska. Residential buildings, a private enterprise and at least 20 vehicles were damaged. Four people were injured, among them police officers who came under a repeat strike.

Additional reporting described Russian Geran‑2 and Geran‑4 drone strikes elsewhere in Zhytomyr Oblast, including Zhytomyr City and the areas around Zviahel and Korosten, with petrol stations and electrical substations listed among the targets. In Chernihiv City, a Russian Geran‑4 jet‑drone strike hit an enterprise.

In Kharkiv, the aftermath of a Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile strike showed damage to a garage complex in the northeastern suburbs and a nearby 110 kV electrical substation. In central Ukraine, authorities said an energy facility in the Uman district of Cherkasy region was struck, leaving some customers without power.

Attacks on 110 kV and 330 kV substations matter because these high‑voltage nodes move power from generation sites into regional distribution networks. Damage at that level disrupts supply for whole districts, not just a handful of streets, and forces grid operators to reroute electricity and carry out emergency repairs.

The pattern of strikes fits a continuing Russian effort to degrade Ukraine’s energy system with drones and cruise missiles. The key questions now are how quickly Ukrainian crews can restore service in the affected regions, and whether Russia keeps concentrating on large substations and other high‑voltage assets as temperatures fall.

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