Russia strikes Ukrainian infrastructure leaving hundreds of thousands without power

On November 1, 2026, overnight Russian air strikes targeted energy infrastructure across four Ukrainian regions, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of households, killing one person, and injuring dozens. Ukrainian forces downed 371 of 433 Russian drones, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Moscow is exploiting Ukraine's critical deficit of air defense interceptors. Simultaneously, Ukrainian drone attacks caused severe damage to an industrial site in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region.

Russian strikes on Ukraine and casualties

• ▪President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian strikes targeted power infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without electricity
• ▪Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day killed one person in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, and injured at least 47 people across multiple regions
• ▪Six separate air raid alerts were issued in Kyiv since midnight leading into the morning of November 1, 2026
• ▪Overnight Russian strikes injured three workers from Ukrainian energy company DTEK and prompted emergency power outages in Kyiv

Zelenskiy's appeals for air defense

• ▪President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Western allies to speed up their support and immediately implement their decisions regarding air defense interceptor deliveries
• ▪President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that Russian forces were seeking to exploit Ukraine's deficit of ballistic missile interceptors through high-intensity strikes

Drone interception reports

• ▪Ukraine's Air Force reported shooting down 371 out of 433 long-range drones launched by Russia from the evening of October 31 to November 1, 2026
• ▪Russia's Defence Ministry reported that its air defense forces downed 235 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight on November 1, 2026

Ukrainian strikes on targets inside Russia

• ▪Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated on November 1, 2026, that Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries were increasing global fuel market imbalances and impacting prices
• ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that Ukrainian forces struck the Kamensky missile manufacturing plant in Russia's Rostov region
• ▪A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack caused significant damage to an industrial facility, according to Governor Gleb Nikitin
• ▪Following the Ukrainian drone strike in Nizhny Novgorod region, local authorities took steps to supply gas stations and urged motorists to avoid panic buying fuel

Localized ceasefire around Oleshky

• ▪Despite the temporary local ceasefire around Oleshky, long-range air attacks and frontline fighting continued elsewhere between Russian and Ukrainian forces
• ▪A six-day localized ceasefire held on the ceasefire's final day around the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky on November 1, 2026