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The strikes also targeted a cargo vessel at sea near Odesa.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Ukraine","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T06:45:58.660Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-04T06:08:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-04T07:30:37.342Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to Russian Ministry of Defence, with two outlets providing full reports.","critic":"Reporting is clear and holds together, with specific details provided by two outlets.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers, with mild emphasis on the event."}},"tags":["#UkraineConflict","#EnergyInfrastructure","#RussianMilitary","#Kyiv","#Zhytomyr"],"entities":["Russian defence ministry","Kyiv","Zhytomyr","Odesa","Nalaykovka power station","Chizhovka power substation"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Russia struck two power substations in Ukraine's Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, the Russian defence ministry reported.","The strikes also targeted a cargo vessel at sea near Odesa, according to the defence ministry.","The Nalaykovka power station (750 kV) in Kyiv region and the Chizhovka substation (110 kV) in Zhytomyr region were hit.","Russia-held Crimea ordered power cuts following an accident, and a drone attack near Krasnodar hit a logistics hub."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Russia struck two power substations in Ukraine's Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, the Russian defence ministry stated. The ministry also reported that strikes targeted a cargo vessel at sea near Odesa. The Nalaykovka power station in the Kyiv region, with a capacity of 750 kV, and the Chizhovka power substation in the Zhytomyr region, with a capacity of 110 kV, were identified as targets. These actions continue nearly daily strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities amid falling temperatures."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Separately, Russia-held Crimea ordered power cuts after an incident outside the region, according to a Moscow-installed official. A drone attack near Krasnodar resulted in a fire at a logistics hub belonging to the Russian retailer Ozon. The Cyprus Mail also reported that Russia hit regions of Poltava, Dnipro, Kirovohrad, and Rivne, in addition to Kyiv, citing Ukraine's emergency service and local officials."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on specific targets"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Russian defence ministry stated that the Nalaykovka power station (750 kV) in the Kyiv region and the Chizhovka power substation (110 kV) in the Zhitomir region were hit by drones. Life.ru reported these specific targets, attributing the information to the Russian Ministry of Defence. vz.ru also mentioned the Nalivajkovka power station in Kyiv and the Chizhovka substation in Zhitomir as being attacked."},{"type":"heading","text":"Omissions in coverage"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the specific details about the cargo vessel being targeted at sea near Odesa, which was included in the Russian defence ministry's statement as reported by Cyprus Mail and Life.ru. 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