In brief: Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone attack across Ukraine on Nov. 3, striking energy infrastructure, hospitals and residential buildings. Dozens were injured, while emergency power cuts were introduced in several regions.
Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone attack against Ukraine on Nov. 3, striking energy infrastructure, residential buildings and medical facilities across multiple regions and leaving dozens of people injured.
Russian forces deployed Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers to launch cruise missiles, alongside ballistic missiles and attack drones, including jet-powered Shahed-type UAVs.
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Explosions were reported in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zhytomyr and other cities.
Energy infrastructure was among the main targets, triggering emergency power cuts in Kyiv, Kyiv region and Dnipropetrovsk region on the morning of Nov. 3, according to national grid operator Ukrenergo.
Kharkiv was among the hardest-hit cities. A Russian strike damaged a medical facility in the city’s Nemyshlianskyi district, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. The attack injured 73 people, according to updated figures from regional authorities.
More than 1,000 windows were damaged in the medical facility and surrounding apartment buildings, Terekhov said.
In Dnipro, Russian forces struck critical infrastructure, including a thermal power plant in the city’s Samarskyi district, Mayor Borys Filatov reported.
A residential neighborhood and a police station in the same district were also hit, while a hospital elsewhere in the city sustained damage. Al least 15 people were injured in the strikes, according to the local authorities.
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Strikes also targeted critical infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih District, according to the regional military administration.
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In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian attack set a private house on fire and partially destroyed it. A 71-year-old woman was injured, while several other houses and two cars were damaged by the blast wave and debris, the regional military administration said.
In other regions, Russian strikes damaged residential buildings and disrupted electricity and water supplies.
In the Khmelnytskyi region, an apartment building in Shepetivka District sustained damage to its roof and two apartments. Two cars and windows in a neighboring apartment building were also damaged. No casualties were reported.
In the Zhytomyr region, Russian strikes caused power outages and disrupted water supplies in the regional capital and surrounding communities.
In the Vinnytsia region, damage to energy facilities and power lines left most settlements without electricity, prompting scheduled hourly power cuts.
In Cherkasy, falling debris and blast waves damaged houses in a residential neighborhood. Two people were examined by medics but declined hospitalization.
Two Russian drones entered Lviv region overnight but were shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces. No casualties were reported.
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The attack followed signs of preparations for a large-scale Russian aerial assault on Nov. 2, including the redeployment of strategic bombers and increased military aviation activity, monitoring channels reported.
By late evening, three Tu-160 bombers had reportedly taken off from the Ukrainka airbase in Russia’s Amur region, while at least 10 armed Tu-95MS bombers were stationed in western Russia.
At least six Tu-95MS bombers later took off from the Olenya airbase in Murmansk region. By 2 a.m., four Tu-160s and nine Tu-95MS aircraft were reportedly airborne.
At around 3 a.m., Russia launched ballistic missiles toward targets in Dnipropetrovsk and Vinnytsia regions, as well as Kharkiv and Zmiiv. Dnipro and Kaniv were also targeted.
Monitoring channels subsequently reported launches of Kh-101 and Kh-55SM cruise missiles from the Vologda region, followed by additional Kh-101 launches from Tu-160 bombers at around 4 a.m.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his evening address on Nov. 2 that Russia was preparing another large-scale attack, with energy infrastructure and logistics among the likely targets.
The overnight assault came a day after Russian forces carried out a series of airstrikes against Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The strikes hit a school where humanitarian aid was being distributed and a shelter where civilians were staying. At least 26 people were reported killed, with another 27 missing.
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