Russia Launches Deadly Strikes on Ukrainian Energy and Residential Areas

Fri Dec 05 2025 10:43:27 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

In a devastating assault, Russian forces targeted energy and residential sites across Ukraine, resulting in numerous casualties and significant infrastructure damage. The attacks have raised concerns for energy security as winter approaches.

A coordinated wave of missile and drone strikes by Russia on November 8 has left at least six dead and dozens injured across Ukraine, particularly in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia. The assaults have disrupted electricity and heating in multiple regions, prompting urgent restoration efforts as Ukraine braces for winter amidst ongoing attacks on critical infrastructure.

At least six people have died after Russia launched hundreds of missile and drone attacks on energy infrastructure and residential targets in Ukraine overnight.

A strike on an apartment building in the city of Dnipro killed two people and wounded 12, while three died in Zaporizhzhia.

In total, 25 locations across Ukraine, including the capital city Kyiv, were hit, leaving many areas without electricity and heating. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stated on Telegram that major energy facilities were damaged in the Poltava, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions, and restoration work was promptly initiated.

In Russia, the defence ministry claimed its forces shot down 79 Ukrainian drones overnight.

The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia had launched over 450 explosive drones and 45 missiles, with nine missiles and 406 drones reportedly intercepted.

The Ukrainian Energy Ministry confirmed power cuts in Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhya, Odesa, and Kirovohrad regions, although restoration efforts are ongoing.

Svyrydenko emphasized that critical infrastructure has been reconnected, and water supplies are being maintained using generators.

While Russia argues its attacks focus on military objectives, Ukrainian officials express concern that these strikes aim to harm civilian morale and cripple the economy by damaging the energy network ahead of winter.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called for intensified global sanctions on Russian energy, citing that each Russian strike on infrastructure should prompt responses that put pressure on Moscow.

If the US allows countries like Hungary to continue purchasing Russian oil, it can fuel further aggression against Ukraine, Zamensky warned, urging for no exceptions in sanctions to ensure the Russian military cannot fund its operations.