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Kyiv faces over 12 hours of emergency power cuts following 'one of the largest' Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast faced emergency power outages after a new large-scale Russian attack overnight on Nov. 8, which targeted Ukraine's energy and gas infrastructure.

Ukrainian forces downed 406 out of the 458 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Russia also launched 45 cruise and ballistic missiles, nine of which were downed, the statement said.

The cities of Kremenchuk in Poltava Oblast, Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv were the primary targets of Russian attacks. Explosions were also heard in the city of Sumy, as well as in Odesa Oblast.

"Very brazen, in many ways the strike is demonstrative," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine is working with the U.S. to buy additional Patriot air defense systems.

Emergency power cuts were introduced in several Ukrainian regions due to the attack, according to Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo.

Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, reported on Nov. 8 that one of its thermal power plants had been "seriously damaged" by a Russian attack. According to the company, Russia has attacked DTEK power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.

In Kyiv, outages varied by location, with some areas expected to remain without electricity for up to