Russian strikes cut power for 600,000 in Dnipropetrovsk as casualties surge

Over 600,000 residents in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region lost power following overnight Russian airstrikes on energy infrastructure. Energy operator DTEK reported significant damage to critical facilities, while the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was forced onto emergency diesel generators to maintain reactor cooling. Moscow's Defence Ministry confirmed targeting energy infrastructure and a cargo vessel.

On the front line, Ukraine's General Staff stated Russian casualties exceeded 21,000 within the first nine days of November. Concurrently, cyber activists claimed to have breached Russia's national statistics agency, leaking unverified records alleging approximately 450,000 Russian military deaths since the 2022 invasion.

Politically, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized proposed peace initiatives linked to US President-elect Donald Trump, warning that forcing a premature resolution remains "dangerous."

Sources: Der Standard, ESUT, FAZ, ORF, Tagesschau