Russian strikes cut power in eastern Ukraine as casualty reports escalate

Russian missile and drone strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have disrupted power supplies for over 600,000 residents in the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Ukrainian energy operator DTEK. The attacks also compromised power lines supplying the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, forcing it to rely on emergency diesel generators to cool reactors. Russia’s Ministry of Defence confirmed targeting energy facilities and a cargo vessel.

Concurrently, Ukrainian military reports state Russian forces suffered over 21,000 casualties during the first nine days of November. Ukrainian and Belarusian hacker groups additionally claimed to have breached Russia’s federal statistics agency, alleging accessed records document roughly 450,000 Russian war fatalities since 2022—claims Russian authorities have not verified.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly criticized proposed peace frameworks associated with US President-elect Donald Trump, describing them as dangerous.

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