--- title: "Kryvyi Rih Partially Powerless After Massive Drone Attack: Hospitals and Water Utility Switched to Generators" description: "In the night of November 11, Kryvyi Rih suffered a massive drone attack: the city is partially powerless, hospitals and the water utility are running on generators, and residential buildings and schools are damaged. There are no casualties." date: 2026-11-11T08:52:45.118Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kryvyi-rih-powerless-after-drone-attack tags: [krivoy-rog, drones-attack, energy-infrastructure, power-outage, ukraine] author: "Roman V." publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Kryvyi Rih Partially Powerless After Massive Drone Attack: Hospitals and Water Utility Switched to Generators ![Worker in workwear connecting a cable to a powerful diesel generator outdoors near a building at night](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/11/krivoy-rog-bez-sveta-posle-ataka-dronov/krivoy-rog-bez-sveta-posle-ataka-dronov-1.webp) ## Key Points - In the night of November 11, 2026, Kryvyi Rih suffered a massive drone attack targeting critical infrastructure; there are no casualties. - By morning, part of the city remained without electricity, and hospitals and water utility pumping stations were switched to generators. - Multi-apartment residential buildings, schools, and kindergartens were damaged; repair work continued all night. - Nine workers were trapped in a mine due to the power outage and were evacuated to the surface by rescuers. - In the morning, municipal electric transport was launched in standard mode; the heating situation is assessed as more complicated. In the night of November 11, 2026, Kryvyi Rih suffered a massive drone attack, leaving the city partially without electricity. According to Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, critical infrastructure facilities were targeted. By morning, parts of the city remained without power, while hospitals and water utility pumping stations were switched to backup generators. According to local authorities, there were no casualties. ### Chronology and Nature of the Attack According to Vilkul, the attack occurred late in the evening on November 10, after midnight. He described it as another strike on civilian infrastructure: besides critical infrastructure, residential buildings were hit. Vilkul also pointed out that apartment buildings, schools, and kindergartens were damaged by the strikes. Emergency crews from all energy and municipal services were dispatched to the impact sites. No information about casualties was received at the time of publication. ### Consequences for the City By the morning of November 11, part of Kryvyi Rih remained without electricity. Local Telegram channels reported severe voltage fluctuations in areas where power had been restored. Authorities emphasized that the heating situation might prove more complicated than the electricity situation. Emergency repair crews from energy, heating, and municipal services worked throughout the night. ### Municipal Services on Backup Sources Authorities stabilized the water and sewage systems using generators; some hospitals and water utility pumping stations also switched to backup power. On the morning of November 11, municipal electric transport was successfully launched in standard mode, and repair work is underway at boiler houses. Vilkul noted that despite the difficult situation, all services, hospitals, and social institutions in the city continue to operate. ### Evacuation of Workers from a Mine The power outage posed a particular danger to the industrial sector. According to Vilkul, nine workers were trapped in one of the mines due to the electricity cutoff. Rescue services evacuated them to the surface. Local authorities assessed this episode as a demonstration of how critical uninterrupted power supply is for the safety of mining operations. ### Context: Series of Strikes on the Region's Energy System The attack on Kryvyi Rih was a continuation of a series of strikes on the energy infrastructure of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Mykola Lukashuk, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, stated that the enemy is trying to "freeze" the city. Earlier, on the evening of November 9, strikes on energy equipment in the region caused massive power outages in parts of Dnipro and Kamianske; recently, a strike was also carried out on the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant. Thus, attacks on the power supply are systematic and affect several major cities in the region over a short period. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Кривой Рог частично без света после атаки РФ, больницы и водоканал перевели на генераторы](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/kriviy-rig-chastkovo-svitla-pislya-ataki-1794386370.html) - Primary source: attack late in the evening on November 10, no casualties, five residential buildings damaged, part of the city without power, hospitals and water utility on generators, electric transport launched in the morning, 9 miners evacuated. - ["С теплоснабжением будет тяжелее": в Кривом Роге после массированной атаки РФ исчез свет (видео)](https://focus.ua/voennye-novosti/774275-ataka-na-krivoy-rog-posle-udarov-gorod-chastichno-bez-sveta-bolee-tyazhelaya-situaciya-s-teplom-novosti-ukrainy-segodnya) - Confirms partial power outage, damage to residential buildings, schools and kindergartens, water utility running on generators, voltage fluctuations; no data on injured persons at the time of publication. - [Массированная атака БПЛА оставила без света и тепла часть Кривого Рога](https://ru.slovoidilo.ua/2026/11/11/novost/obshhestvo/massirovannaya-ataka-bpla-ostavila-sveta-i-tepla-chast-krivogo-roga) - Adds M. Lukashuk's comment and context: strike on November 9 on the Dnipropetrovsk region energy system (Dnipro, Kamianske), recent strike on the Trypilska TPP. - [Кривой Рог без света и тепла: массированные удары дронов по инфраструктуре](https://my.ua/news/cluster/2026-11-10-krivoi-rog-bez-sveta-i-tepla-massirovannye-udary-dronov-po-infrastrukture) - Подтверждено по источнику my.ua ## FAQ ### When did the attack on Kryvyi Rih occur? According to local authorities, the drone attack occurred late in the evening on November 10, after midnight, meaning in the night of November 11, 2026. ### Are there any casualties from the attack? According to Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, there were no casualties. No information on injured persons was available at the time of publication. ### What was damaged in the city? Critical infrastructure objects and civil infrastructure were damaged: according to authorities, five apartment residential buildings, and according to media reports, also schools and kindergartens. ### How are municipal services operating after the attack? Some hospitals and water utility pumping stations were switched to generators, and repair work lasted all night. On the morning of November 11, municipal electric transport was launched in standard mode, and work is ongoing at boiler houses; the heating situation is assessed as more complicated.