The key facts
- Second large-scale blackout in Dnipro in two weeks — the previous one was on October 30
- Trams, trolleybuses and the metro halted; metro stations open as shelters, additional buses deployed on routes
- On November 6, Zelensky said every power plant in the country had been damaged and requested transformers, cables and generators from Latin American countries and Spain
The city is again without light and transport
On November 8, Dnipro saw its second large-scale power outage in the past two weeks. The city's mayor, Borys Filatov, reported on the consequences: according to him, “the city has lost power again” and “this is already the second one in the past two weeks” (Gazeta.Ru). After overnight strikes on the energy infrastructure of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian authorities reported damage to power supply facilities; emergency restrictions were introduced in the region, under which the usual outage schedules do not apply (Life.ru).
What exactly stopped working
All traction substations were left without electricity, so tram and trolleybus service came to a halt. The metro is also not operating, but its stations are open to residents as shelters, and additional buses have been deployed on city routes. The water supply situation varies across parts of the city: on the left bank of the Dnipro, water supply is being restored with the help of generators, while on the right bank power engineers continue repair work. A separate problem is heating: sharp fluctuations in electricity supply disrupt the operation of pumping equipment, causing water hammer and pipe damage, which complicates the launch of heating networks. City hospitals continue to admit patients thanks to autonomous power sources and supplies; according to local authorities, the treatment process has not been interrupted (Life.ru).
The previous blackout and the national context
The previous large-scale blackout in Dnipro occurred on October 30 — back then Filatov also warned about the shutdown of electric transport and urged residents to stay home if possible (Life.ru). The scale of the problem extends beyond the city: on November 6, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that every power plant in the country had been damaged in one way or another, and called on Latin American countries and Spain to urgently provide Kyiv with transformers, cables and generators (Gazeta.Ru). Alexander Dudchak, a leading researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries, on whose words Gazeta.Ru reports, did not rule out a complete blackout in Ukraine, noting that the energy system created in the Soviet years with redundant systems has a limited margin of safety — this is the expert's assessment, not a confirmed forecast.
