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Russian overnight strikes on energy facilities left Kyiv short of heat and water on November 7, 2026, and Mayor Klitschko called the situation extremely difficult. Zelensky said substations were damaged in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv and Dnipro oblasts, including substations connecting nuclear power plants to Kyiv, and that attacks killed two people and injured 37 across Ukraine over the past day, according to The Kyiv Independent. Ukrinform reported Russia attacked the power transmission networks carrying nuclear-plant electricity to Kyiv and central Ukraine, and emergency power cuts were introduced in the Kyiv region. Separately, Russian forces attacked a Naftogaz oil and gas facility in central Ukraine three times overnight into November 7, damaging equipment and causing a large fire, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Kyiv Post reported that acting Naftogaz Board Chairman Serhiy Fedorenko confirmed early evacuations prevented worker casualties. Ukrainska Pravda reported one person in critical condition after attacks on energy facilities in Vinnytsia Oblast, and Ukrinform reported a large-scale outage in Zhytomyr region. Zelensky said intelligence indicates Russia is preparing renewed strikes on civilian utilities and Dnipro River bridges, while Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov said Ukraine will endure the winter. No restoration timeline was given.