{"id":74375,"date":"2026-11-09T05:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/russia-intensifies-aerial-campaign-with-128-targeted-strikes-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure\/74375\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T05:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:38:13","slug":"russia-intensifies-aerial-campaign-with-128-targeted-strikes-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/russia-intensifies-aerial-campaign-with-128-targeted-strikes-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure\/74375\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Intensifies Aerial Campaign with 128 Targeted Strikes on Ukraine\u2019s Energy Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Russia launched 128 targeted attacks<\/strong> on Ukraine&#39;s energy, oil, and gas sectors over the past week, according to the Ukrainian Energy Ministry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over 850,000 people lost power<\/strong> across the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions following the most recent waves of missile and drone strikes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ukraine\u2019s generating capacity has plummeted<\/strong> from a pre-war 38 gigawatts to approximately <strong>11 gigawatts<\/strong>, while winter demand is expected to reach 18 gigawatts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic shift in targets<\/strong> has seen Russian forces expand strikes to previously untargeted western regions, including Rivne and Lviv, to disrupt the national grid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported on Monday that <strong>Russian forces conducted 128 targeted attacks<\/strong> against the nation&#39;s energy, oil, and gas infrastructure over the last seven days. This intensification comes as Ukraine braces for what experts predict will be the most challenging winter since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. The systematic strikes have focused on power plants, substations, and transmission lines, causing widespread rolling blackouts and emergency outages in at least ten regions.<\/p>\n<p>In the most recent escalations, national grid operator Ukrenergo confirmed that Russian forces used an &quot;unprecedented number of weapons,&quot; including over <strong>160 strike drones<\/strong> in a single night. The Dnipropetrovsk region has been hardest hit, with the private energy provider DTEK reporting that <strong>600,000 residents<\/strong> in the Pavlohrad and Dnipro districts were left without electricity. In the Kharkiv region, an additional <strong>250,000 people<\/strong> lost power after strikes on critical infrastructure facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The economic impact of the campaign is mounting as the Kremlin shifts its focus toward destroying Ukraine\u2019s industrial resilience. Analysts from the <em>New Eurasian Strategies Centre<\/em> suggest the aerial campaign is now specifically aimed at <strong>breaking the Ukrainian economy<\/strong> ahead of potential peace talks. Beyond electricity, the strikes have targeted port facilities and logistics hubs, further straining the country\u2019s ability to export goods and maintain industrial production.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has responded with its own long-range drone strikes, recently targeting the <strong>Kirishi oil refinery<\/strong> in Russia&#39;s Leningrad Oblast. This facility, one of Russia\u2019s largest, produces more than <strong>6% of the country\u2019s refined oil<\/strong>. While Ukraine had briefly paused such attacks following diplomatic pressure, the resumption of strikes on Russian energy assets underscores the escalating &quot;energy war&quot; as both sides seek to degrade the other&#39;s financial and logistical capabilities before the peak of winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Russia launched 128 targeted attacks on Ukraine&#39;s energy, oil, and gas sectors over the past week, according to 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