On the night of November 3, Russian troops launched another massive combined strike across Ukraine. In the Zhytomyr region, energy infrastructure facilities came under enemy fire.
Vitaliy Bunechko, Head of the Zhytomyr Regional State Administration, reported on the consequences of the night attack.
According to the Zhytomyr Regional State Administration, as of the morning of November 3, 2026, about 130 settlements in the region were left without electricity as a result of hits and emergency power outages. In total, this affects more than 180,000 subscribers.
Consequences and Restoration Work
Fortunately, there were no dead or injured as a result of enemy strikes in the region.
Power engineers and emergency services are currently continuing to eliminate the consequences of the attack in an enhanced mode and are working to restore a stable power supply for the residents of the Zhytomyr region.
50 settlements in the Korosten district and part of the city were also left without electricity, — Mayor Volodymyr Moskalenko
22 rescuers and 5 units of equipment were involved in the firefighting.
Chronology of the Night Air Attack on the Zhytomyr Region
On the night of November 3, the Zhytomyr region and neighboring areas suffered a prolonged combined attack using strike and jet UAVs, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles.
Night Drone Wave (00:54 – 02:56)
00:54 – 01:00 — Movement of strike UAVs recorded in the direction of Vakulenchuk, Liubar, Korostyshiv (2 units), Dovbysh, Berdychiv, Chudniv, and Zherebky.
01:07 — Explosions rang out in the Zhytomyr region.
01:11 – 01:35 — UAV movement on a course toward Radomyshl, Soniachne, Khoroshiv, Ruzhyn, Zviahel, and Berdychiv.
01:53 – 02:08 — First jet UAVs recorded in the direction of Malyn and Narodychi, as well as regular UAVs heading toward Chervone, Andrushivka, Berdychiv, Korosten, Chudniv, and Liubar.
02:36 – 02:56 — Drone movement toward Pulyny, Olevsk, Romaniv, and Zviahel.
Ballistic Threat and Missile Launches (03:01 – 03:16)
03:01 — Threat of ballistic weapons announced.
03:13 — Reports of a missile strike on the Ladyzhyn Thermal Power Plant in the Vinnytsia region (recording the fall of 4 Zircon-type missiles).
03:16 — Missile launches from strategic aviation (TU) recorded.
Repeated Passes of Jet UAVs (04:46 – 05:40)
04:46 – 05:17 — Series of jet drones heading toward Malyn (from the Kyiv region), Narodychi, Radomyshl, and Ovruch.
05:21 – 05:40 — Single targets in the direction of Korostyshiv, Narodychi, and Kornyn.
All-Clear and Renewed Morning Alert (05:55 – 07:53)
05:55 — Air raid all-clear announced.
06:02 – 06:03 — Air raid alert renewed. Entry of two groups of missiles via the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.
06:33 — General movement of the first groups of cruise missiles across the country (up to 40 units).
06:56 — Reconnaissance of airspace.
07:27 – 07:53 — Jet UAV recorded heading toward Olevsk, along with repeated launches/simulation of Kh-101 missiles.
