--- title: "Power across Ukraine: Dnipropetrovsk region faces the hardest situation, emergency blackouts introduced in three regions" description: "On the morning of November 8, the most difficult power situation is in the Dnipropetrovsk region: over 600,000 consumers are without electricity. Emergency blackouts have been introduced in the Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions, while grid restrictions are in effect in Kyiv." date: 2026-11-08T09:47:33.452Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/power-across-ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-emergency-blackouts tags: [ukraine, energy, power-outages, infrastructure, ukrenergo] author: "Darya Fomina" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Power across Ukraine: Dnipropetrovsk region faces the hardest situation, emergency blackouts introduced in three regions ![Power engineers repairing a damaged transformer substation against the background of special equipment and power lines](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/08/svet-po-ukraine-dnipropetrovshchina-avariynye-otklyucheniya/svet-po-ukraine-dnipropetrovshchina-avariynye-otklyucheniya-1.webp) ## Key Points - As of the morning of November 8, 2026, the most severe power situation is in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where over 600,000 consumers in five districts are without light. - Emergency blackouts have been introduced in the Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions; grid restrictions apply in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. - In the Kharkiv region, following a strike on a critical infrastructure facility, about 250,000 subscribers were cut off from power. - Power engineers expect to restore electricity to all consumers by the end of the day, but supply will be rotation-based. As of the morning of November 8, 2026, the most difficult electricity supply situation remains in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the TSO Ukrenergo. During the night and morning of November 8, new strikes on energy facilities were recorded, resulting in power outages affecting the Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions. In all affected regions where the security situation allows, power engineers are carrying out repair and restoration work; according to the company, regular attacks and frequent air raid alerts significantly complicate their work and delay the restoration of electricity supply. ### Emergency blackouts and grid restrictions To stabilize the power system, emergency blackouts have been introduced in a number of regions. According to Ukrenergo, such measures were applied in the Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions, as well as in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, where grid restrictions are in effect due to significant damage to energy infrastructure. Previously published blackout schedules in these regions are not active during the emergency mode; the outages will be lifted as the state of the power system improves. Work to restore a stable power supply, the company noted, continues around the clock. ### Dnipropetrovsk region: the most difficult situation The most difficult situation by the morning of November 8 was recorded in the Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result of the attacks, a significant number of energy facilities important for the region's electricity supply were damaged. According to previously released data, due to strikes on the power system, more than 600,000 consumers in five districts of the region were left without electricity; hospitals and critical infrastructure facilities were switched to generator power. Energy engineers are gradually restoring power to critical infrastructure, and repair teams continue working at the damage sites. ### Kharkiv region and recovery prospects A separate note is made of a Russian drone strike on a critical infrastructure facility in the Kharkiv region on the night of November 8: about 250,000 subscribers were left without power. Ukrenergo expects that by the end of the day, power supply to all consumers will be restored, but at the initial stage, due to grid limitations, voltage will be supplied in rotation. The company emphasizes that constant attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure significantly complicate the overall situation in the power system and require the continuation of emergency measures until stabilization is achieved. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Сложнее всего на Днепропетровщине: какая ситуация со светом по Украине сегодня](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/nayskladnishe-dnipropetrovshchini-ka-situatsiya-1794130813.html) - Primary source: briefing by the Ministry of Energy press service and Ukrenergo regarding emergency blackouts in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy regions, restrictions in Kyiv, and power outages for over 600k consumers in Dnipropetrovsk region and ~250k in Kharkiv region. ## FAQ ### In which regions were emergency blackouts introduced on the morning of November 8? Emergency blackouts are in effect in the Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions, while grid restrictions apply in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Previous blackout schedules in these regions do not apply during the emergency mode. ### How many consumers were left without electricity in the Dnipropetrovsk region? According to the source, over 600,000 consumers in five districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region; hospitals and critical infrastructure facilities were switched to generators. ### When is the restoration of electricity supply expected? Ukrenergo expects to restore power to all consumers by the end of the day on November 8, but at the initial stage, voltage supply will be rotational due to grid limitations.