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title: "Night of Strikes on Rivne Region: Kostopil and parts of the region left without power after energy attack"
description: "On the night of November 12, the enemy attacked the energy and residential sectors of the Rivne region: Kostopil and settlements in the Rivne and Sarny districts were left without power. There were no fatalities, and critical infrastructure has been switched to generators."
date: 2026-11-12T04:00:24.592Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/rivne-region-energy-attack-kostopil-blackout
tags: [ukraine-war, rivne-region, energy-attack, kostopil, power-outage, infrastructure]
author: "Andrey Kosynko"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Night of Strikes on Rivne Region: Kostopil and parts of the region left without power after energy attack

![Energy workers in helmets working in front of a damaged building with transformer equipment in Ukraine](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/12/rivena-ataka-na-energetiku-kostopil-bez-sveta/rivena-ataka-na-energetiku-kostopil-bez-sveta-1.webp)

## Key Points

- On the night of November 12, 2026, the enemy attacked energy and residential areas in the Rivne region.
- Kostopil and settlements in the Rivne and Sarny districts were left without electricity.
- According to preliminary reports, there were no deaths; critical infrastructure is running on generators.
- The energy strikes are part of a series: attacks took place on November 4 and 10 across several regions.

On the night of November 12, 2026, the enemy launched strikes against energy facilities and the residential sector of the Rivne region. This was reported by the head of the Rivne Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Koval, as cited by RBC-Ukraine. According to preliminary data, there were no fatalities resulting from the attack, though the consequences for the region's residents were significant.

### What happened on the night of November 12

The targets of the strikes were energy facilities in the region and the residential sector. As a result of the attack, settlements in the Rivne and Sarny districts, including the town of Kostopil, lost power. According to regional authorities, there were no casualties, but the scale of the power outage affected several districts of the region simultaneously.

### Consequences for residents and infrastructure

To minimize the impact of the outages, critical infrastructure facilities were switched to backup power generators. This is a standard procedure applied during power grid damage, which allows the operation of socially significant facilities—hospitals, water and heat supply, and communications—to be maintained. Restoring power in the affected settlements typically takes from several hours to a day, depending on the nature of the damage.

### Context: a series of strikes on Rivne energy

The Rivne region has not been under attack for the first time in recent weeks. On the night of November 4, the enemy also attempted to attack the region's energy sector: air defense systems were active in Rivne, and a private house caught fire in the Rivne district. At that time, other regions were also hit, specifically the Ternopil region and Dnipro.

### Energy as a priority target

Strikes on energy infrastructure remain a systemic practice. On the night and morning of November 10, the enemy attacked energy facilities in eight regions of Ukraine simultaneously, with power outages occurring in six of them. The Rivne region continues to be among the areas most frequently subjected to such strikes, highlighting the vulnerability of the energy system and the need for constant maintenance of backup capacities.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Костополь и часть Ровенщины остались без света после атаки на энергетику](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/kostopil-i-chastina-rivnenshchini-zalishilisya-1794455770.html) - Source: Statement by the head of the Rivne Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Koval. Confirms the attack on energy and residential sectors, power outages in Kostopil and Rivne/Sarny districts, absence of fatalities according to preliminary data, and switching of critical infrastructure to generators. The context regarding November 4 and 10 attacks is also from the same text.

## FAQ

### Which settlements in the Rivne region were left without power?

According to the head of the Rivne Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Koval, settlements in the Rivne and Sarny districts, including the town of Kostopil, were de-energized.

### Are there any fatalities from the attack?

According to preliminary information, there were no fatalities.

### How is critical infrastructure kept operational?

Critical infrastructure facilities were switched to power supply via backup generators.

### Is this the first strike on the Rivne region recently?

No. On the night of November 4, the enemy also attacked the regional energy sector, and on November 10, energy facilities were hit across eight Ukrainian regions.