--- title: "Emergency power outages in Kyiv and several regions following massive energy strike" description: "Following a massive night strike on the energy sector, emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv and several regions. The Ministry of Energy reported targeted attacks on facilities in ten regions." date: 2026-11-03T10:18:51.352Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/emergency-power-outages-after-energy-strike tags: [ukraine-energy, power-outages, russia-ukraine, ukrenergo, infrastructure] author: "Roman V." publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Emergency power outages in Kyiv and several regions following massive energy strike ![Power engineer in hard hat conducting emergency restoration work at damaged electrical substation after strike](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/03/avariynye-otklyucheniya-sveta-posle-udara-po-energetike/avariynye-otklyucheniya-sveta-posle-udara-po-energetike-1.webp) ## Key Points - Following a massive night strike, emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kharkiv regions. - The Ministry of Energy announced attacks on energy facilities in ten regions and more than 20 targeted strikes on infrastructure over the past day. - On the morning of November 3, emergency outages were introduced in Kyiv, Kyiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions by order of Ukrenergo; regular schedules do not apply. - Emergency restoration work at damaged energy facilities is ongoing where safety permits. During the night and morning of November 3, 2026, Russian troops launched a massive strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Energy, due to equipment damage and voltage drops in the high-voltage grid, emergency power outages are being forcedly applied in Kyiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kharkiv regions. The ministry emphasized that the situation may change throughout the day. ### Targeted strikes on energy facilities The Ministry of Energy reported that energy facilities were attacked in ten regions of Ukraine, and in some regions, the attack was ongoing as of morning. Russia, according to the agency, launched targeted missile and drone strikes on power plants, transmission and distribution substations, and combined heat and power plants. Over the past 24 hours alone, according to the ministry, the enemy has purposefully attacked energy infrastructure more than 20 times. ### “Schedules are not in effect” On the morning of November 3, emergency outages were introduced in Kyiv, Kyiv region, and Dnipropetrovsk region. The corresponding command was issued by the National Dispatch Center Ukrenergo, after which regular outage schedules ceased to operate, DTEK reported, citing NPC Ukrenergo. This means that pre-determined hours of electricity absence may not coincide with actual outages; energy workers promised to report changes additionally. ### Restoration works are underway The Ministry of Energy noted that emergency restoration work at damaged energy facilities is continuing wherever the security situation permits. Photographs from the damage sites show destroyed elements of substations and high-voltage equipment, where energy workers are carrying out work to restore power. ### Context: multi-day campaign against energy sector The strikes on November 3 became a continuation of a multi-day campaign against Ukrainian energy and oil and gas sectors. Earlier, according to First Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov, over the previous week the Russian Federation purposefully attacked Ukrainian energy and oil and gas sectors 94 times, with a total of 208 incidents recorded that led to the destruction or damage of infrastructure. As of the morning of November 2, power outages were already recorded in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Kirovohrad, Rivne, Cherkasy, and Kharkiv regions, with voltage drops becoming an additional cause of emergency outages. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Графики не действуют. Где ввели аварийные отключения света после обстрела 3 ноября](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/grafiki-diyut-de-vveli-avariyni-vidklyuchennya-1793700196.html) - Primary source: Ministry of Energy statement on emergency outages in 7 regions, attacks on facilities in 10 regions, over 20 strikes per day; Ukrenergo command on emergency outages. - [В Киеве, Киевской и Днепропетровской областях ввели аварийные отключения света](https://fakty.com.ua/ru/ukraine/20261103-u-kyyevi-kyyivskij-ta-dnipropetrovskij-oblastyah-zaprovadyly-avarijni-vidklyuchennya-svitla/) - DTEK, citing NPC Ukrenergo, confirms emergency outages on the morning of November 3 in Kyiv, Kyiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions; schedules are not in effect. - [В Украине ввели аварийные отключения света: где ситуация с энергоснабжением сложнее всего](https://www.dialog.ua/ukraine/v-ukraine-vveli-avariynye-otklyucheniya-sveta-gde-situatsiya-s-energosnabzheniem.html) - Context for November 2: data from Deputy Minister Nekrasov on 94 attacks during the week and 208 incidents; list of regions with outages. Used as previous campaign context. - [«Графики не действуют»: в регионах Украины ввели экстренные отключения света](https://society.comments.ua/news/accidents/grafiki-ne-deystvuyut-v-regionah-ukrainy-vveli-ekstrennye-otklyucheniya-sveta-819854.html) - Confirms the complication of the energy situation and the introduction of emergency outages in the regions. ## FAQ ### Where were emergency power outages introduced on November 3? According to the Ministry of Energy, emergency outages are applied in Kyiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kharkiv regions. In the morning, emergency outages by order of Ukrenergo were also introduced in Dnipropetrovsk region. ### Are regular outage schedules in effect? No. By order of NPC Ukrenergo, an emergency outage mode has been introduced, under which pre-determined schedules do not apply; energy workers report changes additionally. ### How many energy facilities were attacked? The Ministry of Energy stated that energy facilities were attacked in ten regions, and over the past day, targeted strikes on energy infrastructure were carried out more than 20 times.