Russian air strikes left some 600,000 people in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region without power as of November 9. The attacks came ahead of US-Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. US President Donald Trump suggested Kyiv may have to cede territory in any deal.
Ukrainian crews were working early on November 9 to restore electricity to some 600,000 people in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region after Russian attacks on the power system. Ukrainian authorities said the strikes continued late on November 8 and into the morning of November 9.
Hospitals switch to diesel generators
Dnipropetrovsk military chief Oleksandr Hanzha said hospitals had switched to diesel generators and electric public transport had stopped in the regional capital, Dnipro. He wrote that "Their efforts are being hampered by constant Russian shelling," referring to power company workers.
Elsewhere, Zelenskyy said 140 apartment buildings in the Zhytomyr region lost heating after a Russian strike. In Odesa, authorities said Russia used drones to hit electricity distribution centers, causing more power cuts. In Kremenchuk, at least four people were injured, according to regional military administrator Vitali Dyakivnych.
Trump hints at territorial change before the talks
The strikes came a day after Zelenskyy accused Russia of seeking maximum pressure before the Abu Dhabi talks. Meanwhile, Trump told CBS's 60 Minutes on November 8 that he expects a peace deal to happen and that Ukraine would end up with a different shape, without elaborating.
Ukraine has previously insisted it will not permanently cede territory to Russia. However, it has indicated willingness to accept a cease-fire while Moscow's troops are temporarily in occupied lands. Russia has resisted cease-fire calls, saying fighting would stop only after a comprehensive peace deal that includes Moscow's demands.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France will be in Abu Dhabi. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is set to travel there, said some progress has been made on the security architecture for the post-war period, though nothing is finalized.
Power returns to Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
Separately, Energoatom said late on November 8 that external power had been restored to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant. The company said the situation remains extremely dangerous, and it counted the 16th complete loss of external power at the plant since the beginning of 2026.
It was not immediately clear what caused the latest outage.
Source: Oilprice.com
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