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Russian strikes knock out power to swathes of Ukraine; Kyiv hits Russian refinery

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On November 2, 2026, Russian forces bombed a school in the village of Komyshuvakha, located in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, which was being used as an aid distribution center. The attack killed at least 31 people, with five injured and over 48 still missing, according to regional officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strike as "utterly horrific," stating that the Russians could not have been unaware of the weekly humanitarian aid distributions taking place there.

The death toll from this attack rose to 29 by November 3, with more than 48 people still missing, as reported by CBC. The bombing occurred a day after a local ceasefire brokered by US first lady Melania Trump expired in the Kherson region, leading Zelenskyy to accuse Russia of deliberately targeting civilians and aid workers.

Following this attack, Russia launched another multi-wave bombardment on Tuesday, targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones. This caused power outages across large swathes of the country, further exacerbating humanitarian conditions.

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Ukraine GPE · 8× Russia GPE · 6× Russian NORP · 5× Kyiv GPE · 4× Ukrainian NORP · 4× ZELENSKIY PERSON · 3× Odesa GPE · 1× Rivne GPE · 1× Volodymyr Zelenskiy PERSON · 1× Yaroslavl GPE · 1×

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Russia launched a sweeping, multi-wave bombardment of Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Tuesday, knocking out power to swathes of the country with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, a week before US-brokered peace talks are due to resume.
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Russian strikes knock out power to swathes of Ukraine; Kyiv hits Russian refinery · assertive framing

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Russian strikes knock out power to swathes of Ukraine; Kyiv hits Russian refinery asserted
Kyiv → knock → refinery
Russia launched a sweeping, multi-wave bombardment of Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Tuesday, knocking out power to swathes of the country with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, a week before US-brokered peace talks are due to resume. asserted
talks → launch → drones
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles, hitting power plants and substations from the Black Sea port of Odesa in the south to Rivne in the west of the country. asserted
Russia → say → country
Russian officials said that Ukraine, for its part, had set fire to a major oil refinery in the city of Yaroslavl in an overnight drone attack. asserted
Ukraine → say → attack
Ukraine's largest private energy-generating company DTEK said three of its five thermal power plants had been knocked offline. asserted
three → generate → plants
Ukrainian officials said the damage forced power outages across the capital Kyiv and at least six other regions. asserted
damage → say → capital
Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said railways were also hit, damaging passenger carriages, locomotives and a train station. asserted
railways → say → carriages
ZELENSKIY: RUSSIAN STRIKES TIMED FOR US VOTE asserted
STRIKES → time → VOTE
"It is very telling that all of this is happening on the day of the US congressional elections," said Zelenskiy, calling for additional air defences for Ukraine. asserted
Zelenskiy → happen → Ukraine
"The Russians believe that America will not notice this signal from them. asserted
America → believe → them
But such terror must be noticed and stopped." asserted
terror → notice → ?
Russia's Defence Ministry said that its troops struck Ukrainian electricity facilities in several regions that supply power to military factories and the Ukrainian army. asserted
that → say → factories
During more than four years of the war, Russia has repeatedly targeted the Ukrainian energy system, destroying generation, distribution, and heating facilities in attacks that have worsened each year as cold winter months approach. asserted
months → target → attacks
Ukraine has stepped up strikes on Russian oil refineries this year. asserted
Ukraine → step → refineries
US President Donald Trump announced in September and October that both sides had agreed to halt attacks on energy targets, although neither side confirmed this. asserted
side → announce → this
Trump has largely criticised only Ukraine for continuing its strikes on Russia, while saying Russia's behaviour has been "fine". asserted
behaviour → criticise → Russia
Kyiv and Moscow are planning to hold trilateral peace talks with the United States next week in Abu Dhabi for the first time since February. asserted
Kyiv → plan → February
Zelenskiy has said that discussions on a proposed energy ceasefire would be high on Ukraine's agenda. asserted
discussions → say → agenda
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