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Drone / missile attack

Power Grid

Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant — critical supply substation attacked by three drones

3 November 2026 · exact time not stated

Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine (plant reference; substation not named)

50.3000, 26.6500

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Radiological release unknown

What happened

APA reports Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal as saying Russian forces attacked, with three drones, a critical substation that ensures the stable operation of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant during the 3 November mass attack on Ukraine's energy system, and that the IAEA had been informed. The substation, damage, any effect on the plant's off-site power or output, and casualties were not stated. No radiological release was reported in the reviewed account. The marker references the plant, not the substation's location.

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Evidence
Reported / attributed
Confidence
Moderate
Infrastructure
Power Grid
Weather context
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Latitude
50.3000°
Longitude
26.6500°

Attribution

Attributed to Russia🇷🇺

Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal.

Sources

  1. Russia attacks critical substation serving Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plantAPA, citing Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal · Incident reporting
  2. Russia hits substation critical for nuclear power plant in biggest mass attack on Ukraine's energy this yearThe Kyiv Independent · Additional reporting