In brief

• Russian forces struck six large electrical substations in four Ukrainian regions overnight into November 11, with at least 14 people reported injured.
• As of the morning of November 11, part of consumers in eight regions were without power, with the worst situation in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions.
• Ukrenergo announced hourly outages of 6 to 16 hours a day in part of the country on November 11, and the Kyiv ring-line commuter train was briefly halted.

Overnight attacks on the power grid

Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said on Telegram that Russian forces struck six large electrical substations in four regions overnight into November 11. Heat supply facilities, railway infrastructure and apartment buildings were also damaged. At least 14 people were reported injured. (Росія атакувала шість великих електропідстанцій у чотирьох областях України — Корецький – Suspilne)

Outages across eight regions

As of the morning of November 11, part of the consumers in eight regions were without electricity because of the shelling. The most difficult situation was reported in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions. First Deputy Minister of Energy Artem Nekrasov told a briefing that the attacks on the energy system continued over the previous day. The affected regions are Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Rivne, Kharkiv, Odesa and Chernihiv. (Після атак РФ знеструмлення у восьми областях: де найскладніша ситуація зі світлом – Suspilne)

Rail service halted in Kyiv

The Kyiv City Express ring-line commuter train was temporarily suspended in both directions on the morning of November 11 because of a raised air threat to the capital. Ukrzaliznytsia's monitoring group ordered the halt. Residents were asked to stay at least 200 metres from railway infrastructure or in shelters, and service was to resume after the air alert ended. (Київська кільцева електричка зупинила рух зранку 11 листопада: що відомо – Suspilne)

Scheduled outages for November 11

Ukrenergo said that on November 11 scheduled hourly outages would apply in part of the country for all categories of consumers, from 1.5 to 4 queues, meaning 6 to 16 hours a day. Industrial users face capacity limits. The utility said the restrictions result from the consequences of the attacks and that crews are working around the clock to restore damaged equipment and networks. Households should check current schedules on the official pages of their regional power distribution company. (Графік відключення світла на Миколаївщині 11 листопада: розклад на добу – Suspilne) (Графік погодинних відключень світла на Хмельниччині 11 листопада – Suspilne) (Графіки відключень 11 листопада: хто буде без світла у середу – UNIAN) (Графіки відключення світла 11 листопада діятимуть в частині областей — Укренерго – Suspilne)

Specific schedules were published by regional utilities. In Mykolaiv region, Mykolaivoblenergo listed hourly outage periods across six subqueues for the day. In Khmelnytskyi region, the regional utility set outages in six queues, with the longest interruptions falling in the 06:00 to 09:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 windows for the first queues.

Context

The outages follow a series of Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities. Ukrenergo had already announced hourly outages for November 10 in part of the country, with 2 to 4 queues, meaning 8 to 16 hours a day. (В Україні завтра діятимуть графіки відключень: у кого не буде світла – UNIAN)

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