Russian Ministry of Defense reports strike on Kamenskaya substation in Dnipropetrovsk region

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on November 8 during the daytime the high-voltage Kamenskaya 330 kV substation was hit, which, the ministry claims, supplied enterprises of Ukraine's military-industrial complex. Earlier, a strike on the Severnaya substation near Kyiv was reported.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 8 November 2026 at 19:231 min read

The key facts

Russian Ministry of Defense: the Kamenskaya substation (330 kV) in Dnipropetrovsk region was hit during the day on November 8
The ministry claims the facility powered enterprises of Ukraine's military-industrial complex
Earlier, a strike on the Severnaya substation in Kyiv region was reported

Strike on the Kamenskaya substation

Russian forces struck the Kamenskaya electrical substation in Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. According to the ministry, it is a high-voltage 330 kV facility that was used to supply power to enterprises of Ukraine's military-industrial complex. The strike, according to the ministry, was carried out during the day on November 8.

Context: the previous strike on an energy facility near Kyiv

This is not the ministry's first such statement: earlier, Life.ru reported a strike by Russian forces on the Severnaya electrical substation in Kyiv region. The Ministry of Defense also claimed at the time that the 330 kV facility supplied electricity to enterprises of Ukraine's military industry. Thus, the statements about two strikes on 330 kV substations linked to the military-industrial complex were made as part of a single series of messages from the ministry. Ukrainian side data on the consequences for power supply are not provided in the sources.