Russia and Ukraine reported new attacks on energy infrastructure on Monday, hours before their delegations were due to begin U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi. Moscow said it targeted substations in Ukraine, while Leningrad region’s governor said a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at the KINEF oil refinery in Russia.

What officials reported about the latest strikes

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces targeted four electrical substations in Ukraine’s Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and Vinnytsia regions. The Associated Press reported the statement but noted that details of the targets came from Russian officials. Ukraine’s air force separately said Russia launched 317 drones overnight; those figures were also attributed to Ukrainian authorities.

In Russia’s Leningrad region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said a drone strike started a fire at the KINEF refinery in Kirishi. Reuters described KINEF as Russia’s second-largest refinery and reported that Ukraine had struck at least eight major Russian refineries over the preceding two weeks. The available reports attribute the latest strike and damage details to officials rather than providing an independent damage assessment.

Energy pressure extends beyond a single night

The attacks follow earlier damage to Ukraine’s power network. Reuters reported on Sunday that DTEK said a separate overnight attack had damaged energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk and left more than 600,000 people without electricity. The company’s figure describes that earlier outage, not a verified total from Monday’s strikes.

Russia is also reporting fuel limits at home. Reuters said officials and Russian media had reported restrictions in at least half a dozen regions after the refinery attacks. Karelia’s governor announced temporary purchase caps of 30 liters of gasoline and 50 liters of diesel at some stations, and suspended sales in fuel canisters, citing the need to manage supplies.

Taken together, the reports point to pressure on essential energy systems on both sides: damage to Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure and attacks on Russian refining capacity. The scale and consequences of individual strikes remain subject to official claims and evolving assessments.

Strikes come as talks are set to begin

The delegations were expected to start a two-day round in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The scheduled meeting is separate from the new attacks; the strikes do not establish whether negotiations will make progress. Read more about the security-guarantee agenda facing the Abu Dhabi talks.

Sources

Associated Press: Russia and Ukraine trade long-range strikes ahead of talks; Reuters: Ukrainian refinery attacks and fuel restrictions in Russia; Reuters: Russia’s reported strikes and DTEK outage account.