Voronezh, a Russian city with over 1 million inhabitants, left without electricity and heat by a Ukrainian attack
Ukrainian attack on the power plant in Voronezh. Photo: Telegram capture
An overnight drone strike by Ukraine temporarily cut off electricity and heat in the southwestern Russian city of Voronezh, the regional governor said on Sunday morning, according to Reuters.
The strikes came after Russia launched a massive new attack on Ukraine's power system the previous night, knocking out electricity in several regions.
The attack from Saturday night to Sunday on Voronezh, the administrative center of the region of the same name, did not cause casualties, governor Alexander Gusev wrote on Telegram.
Several drones were shot down by electronic warfare systems, causing a fire at a utility facility that was quickly extinguished, he added.
The safety measures led to changes in the central heating temperature in some homes and power outages in some parts of the city, but the power supply later returned to normal, Gusev said.
Residents of Voronezh said they heard explosions and suffered power outages, notes the Kyiv Independent.
Russian channels on Telegram claimed that the Voronezh thermal power plant, the city's main energy supplier for residential buildings and large industrial facilities, had been attacked. Images posted by the Exilenova+ channel appear to show an explosion at the plant.
CHP Plant Attacked in Voronezh — OSINT Analysis by ASTRA pic.twitter.com/Hcs9jAhXPc
— ASTRA (@ASTRA_PRESS) November 9, 2025
The Russian Defense Ministry did not mention any downed drones over the Voronezh region in Sunday's daily Telegram update. The ministry reports how many drones destroy its facilities, not how many Ukraine launches.
Moscow said a total of 44 Ukrainian drones were destroyed or intercepted overnight, including 43 over the Briansk border region and one over Rostov region in southern Russia.
Ukraine has stepped up drone and long-range missile attacks inside Russia, hitting oil refineries, warehouses and logistics centers it says are part of the Kremlin's war machine.
Moscow calls the attacks terrorism, while Ukraine claims they are legitimate acts of self-defense.
