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Russian strikes cut power and water for hours in Kyiv

Emergency centers opened and Kyiv residents were urged to use public drinking-water fountains after the overnight attacks. Ukraine’s president said energy facilities were damaged in 9 regions.

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Russian attacks on critical infrastructure overnight on 4 November caused power and water outages lasting hours across Kyiv and surrounding regions.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks damaged power generation facilities and substations in 9 regions, leaving many cities with emergency outages. Ukraine has repeatedly said Russia is targeting its energy grid as temperatures drop before winter.

Water and charging points

Kyiv residents were urged to use public drinking-water fountains, and emergency centers were set up in the worst-hit areas with hot tea and power points for charging devices, Al Jazeera said.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said it hit 2 power stations in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions.

In the AveNews daily for 4 November 2026

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