MASSIVE RUSSIAN MISSILE BARRAGE DEVASTATES UKRAINE’S ENERGY GRID
LARGEST COORDINATED STRIKE SINCE START OF THE SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION; ALL STATE THERMAL POWER PLANTS REPORTED DOWN
by Hal Turner

November 10, 2025 — Global Conflict Briefing

In one of the most devastating and coordinated attacks since the beginning of Russia’s Special Military Operation, Russia unleashed a massive wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine late Sunday night, targeting critical energy infrastructure and command nodes. The strikes, confirmed live during the Hal Turner Radio Show at 9:00 PM EST, were described as the largest and most destructive assault to date, plunging large portions of the country into darkness.

OVERVIEW OF THE ATTACK

According to battlefield tracking and open-source geolocation data, Russian forces launched more than 50 missiles and dozens of drones from land, air, and sea-based platforms in a synchronized barrage that overwhelmed Ukraine’s air defenses.
Interception rates were reportedly very low, as many of the weapons were ballistic and hypersonic, moving at speeds beyond the capability of Ukraine’s remaining interceptor systems.

The attack combined Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Iskander-K cruise missiles, Kalibr ship-launched cruise missiles, and waves of Geran-2 suicide drones. Military analysts have characterized the event as a strategic energy knockout designed to cripple Ukraine’s winter power generation capacity.

LAUNCH BREAKDOWN

Russia’s missile launch map stretched across its western and southern fronts:

• From Voronezh Oblast: ~7 Iskander-M ballistic and ~9 Iskander-K cruise missiles
• From Kursk Oblast: ~4 Iskander-M and ~4 Iskander-K missiles
• From Crimea (Simferopol & Hvardiiske): ~6 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
• From Bryansk & Krasnodar regions: ~3 additional Iskander-M launches
• From MiG-31Ks in Tambov Oblast: ~10 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles
• From the Admiral Makarov frigate off Myskhako: ~3 Kalibr cruise missiles

The Kinzhal missiles—capable of traveling at Mach 10–12—were among the most destructive elements of the strike, effectively bypassing Ukrainian radar and Patriot defenses.

KEY TARGETS AND IMPACTS

Russia’s objective appeared clear: eliminate Ukraine’s remaining thermal and gas-based energy infrastructure. According to regional reports, all of Ukraine’s state thermal power plants are now offline following direct hits.

Major confirmed strikes include:

• Belsk Integrated Oil & Gas Processing Plant, Poltava Oblast — struck by ~2 Iskander-Ms
• Chernihiv Oil & Gas Extraction Workshop No. 4, Chernihiv Oblast — ~4 Iskander-Ms
• UKPG Gas Treatment Plant, Kharkiv Oblast — ~3 Iskander-Ms
• Kharkiv TEC-5 Combined Heat & Power Plant — ~3 Iskander-Ms
• Slobozhanske Power Plant, Kharkiv Oblast — ~2 Iskander-Ms
• Prydniprovska Thermal Power Plant, Dnipropetrovsk — ~6 Iskander-Ms
• Pavlohrad Chemical Plant, Dnipropetrovsk — ~2 Iskander-Ms
• Unknown gas-related target near Kotelva, Poltava — hit by ~5 Kinzhals & ~9 Iskander-Ks
• Targets near Bucha, Obukhiv, and Fastiv, Kyiv region — multiple Kinzhal, Kalibr, and Iskander-K strikes

The result was nationwide blackouts, particularly in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions. Satellite imagery overnight showed large swaths of eastern and central Ukraine without visible grid illumination.

DRONE STRIKES AND SECONDARY TARGETS

Complementing the missile assault, waves of Geran-2 (Shahed-type) drones struck power substations, transformer yards, and storage depots in multiple oblasts, including:
Kyiv, Boryspil, Kremenchuk, Poltava, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Donetsk.
The coordinated use of drones and missiles suggests an effort to map and overload Ukraine’s air defense radar coverage, depleting interceptors ahead of ballistic launches.

FOLLOW-ON ARTILLERY AND MLRS FIRE

Russian multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) conducted additional strikes on energy and logistical facilities near Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, further crippling Ukraine’s southern grid capacity and regional transport networks.

STRATEGIC ANALYSIS

This operation marks a significant escalation in Russia’s winter campaign—a shift from tactical battlefield engagements toward strategic infrastructure warfare. By dismantling the country’s power generation system, Moscow appears intent on forcing a logistical and humanitarian collapse before the onset of deep winter.

Western analysts are drawing parallels to the 1943–44 blackout offensives, where energy denial was used to fracture civilian morale. Ukrainian authorities have acknowledged “widespread and severe power disruptions,” and emergency services are struggling to maintain water and heating supplies.

WHAT COMES NEXT

If confirmed, the full destruction of Ukraine’s thermal power plants could plunge millions into energy insecurity, strain NATO’s resupply efforts, and trigger new waves of refugee movement toward Europe. The attack may also serve as retaliation for recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil depots in Belgorod and Crimea.

This operation signals a new phase in the war—high-intensity attrition aimed at systemic collapse, not battlefield maneuvering. As the West debates further aid packages, Russia has demonstrated its ability to project overwhelming kinetic force deep into Ukraine’s interior, virtually unopposed.