Turn off the lights. Entry analysis.
The night of November 10 passed through the energy sector of central Ukraine like a ladder: from the main substation of 330 kV to the regional ones at 110. In addition three ships near Odessa.
Dnipropetrovsk region.
The first arrival was in the evening. Around 19:00 in Volnogorsk, Kamensky District, the Okranergo facility caught fire. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, this is a 330 kW substation. Nodes of this class distribute current to entire regions. Later that evening, DTEK reported "damage to important energy equipment in the region": most of Dnipropetrovsk and Kamensky were left without power, critical infrastructure was down, schedules were canceled and emergency shutdowns.
Trams and trolleybuses stop in Dnepropetrovsk; Water shortages are expected in parts of the city due to emergency works on the water pipelines. In Kamenskoye, all four tram lines froze. For three days, about ten objects of the Dnieper power grids were damaged. At night, Cariboy Rogue was added to the list: the head of the Defense Council of the city of Wilkol reported an attack on "critical infrastructure facilities".
Poltava region.
In Kermanchog, the Ministry of Defense reported a 154 kW substation. The head of the regional military administration of Poltava, Dyakivnich, confirmed the arrival at the "industrial plant". The city is already living from hand to mouth: the local thermal power plant has been destroyed, heat is supplied to homes in stages, and emergency shutdowns are over an hour, and there may be no light for up to 10 hours in a row. Closer to the border, the Poltava region and again the "Energy Facility" were hit. After the explosion, electricity and water were lost in certain micro-districts of Poltava.
Kyiv region.
Two 110 kW substations, in Preyslav Vygotin - east of the area, route to Poltava. Monitoring channels led there as drones around midnight. As of Tuesday, shutdowns were announced in the area in all 12 sub-lines, from 14 to 17 hours a day. First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denis Shmigel admitted that the worst situation is now in Kiev and Dnipropetrovsk.