The 3 November attack: three drones aimed at a substation vital to Khmelnytskyi NPP, three DTEK thermal plants offline

Ukraine's Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal on Tuesday briefed the ambassadors of the G7, the European Union and the Nordic-Baltic NB8 group on the massive attack of 3 November, in which Russia used 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles. According to him, the main targets were once again power plants and substations of the transmission and distribution networks.

What happened at Khmelnytskyi. Shmyhal said three drones were directed at a substation "critically important for the stable operation" of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant. "Such actions pose a threat not only to Ukraine but also to the nuclear safety of the whole of Europe," the minister wrote, adding that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had been informed.

The figures. The Energy Ministry reported strikes on energy facilities in ten regions: Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Odesa, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytskyi and Kharkiv. DTEK said three of its thermal power plants were attacked with dozens of missiles and drones, suffered large-scale destruction and stopped generating electricity. Transmission system operator Ukrenergo counted more than 20 targeted attacks on energy facilities in a single day and described the strike as one of the largest ever on the sector.

Consumers. Emergency outages were introduced in Kyiv and in the Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Kharkiv regions, according to the ministry. DTEK said the most difficult situation is in Kyiv, where predictable outage schedules cannot be given for now.

What comes next. Shmyhal said that since the start of the year the Ukraine Energy Support Fund has received almost €800 million, but another €450 million is needed, €100 million of it for cables, plus €500 million to repair the New Safe Confinement at Chornobyl, damaged by a Russian drone. According to the minister, about 20,000 specialists are working on repairs, and 235 second-level protective structures shield key elements of the system.

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