In Kyiv, after the Russian shelling, most consumers were left without power supply, and shutdown schedules were introduced in the city. On the night of November 8, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure using missiles and drones. Due to damage to power facilities in Kyiv and the region, planned blackouts are in effect, which has led to large-scale power outages.

Killer whales kill young great white sharks by turning them upside down and tearing out their livers, which they then eat at a “family” dinner. This is stated in a study by Mexican scientists. “We are documenting new, recurring incidents of killer whale predation on juvenile white sharks in the Gulf of California.

Russia again struck two thermal power plants of the state company Centerenergo - Zmievskaya in the Kharkov region and Tripolskaya in the Kyiv region. The company announced this on Facebook. The company statement said: “Less than a month has passed since the previous strike, and tonight the enemy simultaneously attacked our entire generation. Stations are on fire! We stopped. Now there is zero generation.

Among those killed in a helicopter crash in the Karabudakhkent region of Dagestan were the deputy general director of Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant JSC and four employees of the enterprise. Obituaries appeared on the plant’s Telegram channel. “On November 7, during a work flight, the Ka-226 helicopter, on board which were employees of the KEMZ concern, crashed near the village of Achi-Su.

A court in Istanbul, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and 35 other members of the government and military leadership of the country. The press release was posted on the department’s social networks.

The European Commission plans to create a Center for Democratic Resilience to counter disinformation from Russia and other authoritarian regimes. The Guardian newspaper reports this with reference to the relevant document. The center will reportedly become a platform for “information exchange and early warning” of various EU institutions and member states about possible disinformation campaigns.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the United States must be prepared to deter adversaries and respond to any external threats, and the Pentagon and the defense industry need to work closely together and not “slow down progress.” “This is a 1939, or hopefully 1981, moment—a moment of increasing urgency. Enemies unite, threats grow. You feel it, I feel it.

As the US federal government's record-breaking shutdown stretches into its second month, the effects are beginning to be felt at the country's airports, as a significant share of government employees, including airports, have been sent on forced leave.

Washington temporarily released Budapest from possible sanctions restrictions, allowing it to purchase Russian energy resources. Bloomberg writes about this with reference to a statement by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and an American official. The day before, US President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of Hungary met in Washington.

The military court closed the administrative case against Mikhail Slobodyan, a serviceman from Revda who was found guilty of an accident that resulted in the death of two schoolgirls. His driver's license was not revoked. This was reported by Vecherniye Vedomosti. Proceedings under Article 12.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (refusal to undergo a medical examination) have been considered since October 2024.

Slovakia opposes the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. Prime Minister Robert Fico announced this on Saturday. “Slovakia will not participate in any legal or financial schemes to seize frozen assets if these funds are used for military purposes in Ukraine,” Fico said in an interview with state TV channel STVR. The European Union is considering using frozen Russian Central Bank assets to help Ukraine, which will need new funding by early 2026.

The Israel Defense Forces announced the return of the remains of another deceased hostage from the Gaza Strip. They belong to Lior Rudayeff, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Yitzchak, who died on October 7, 2023. Rudayeff, 61, was a member of Nir Yitzhak's Rapid Response Team. He died on the first day of the Hamas attack, and his body was taken to Gaza. He is survived by his wife and four children, writes The Times of Israel.

Another post of Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia was taken by the commander of the South group of troops, Colonel General Alexander Sanchik. The decree on his appointment was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin also appointed the former Deputy Minister of Defense, Colonel General Andrei Bulyga, as Deputy Secretary of the Security Council. From February to April 2022, Sanchik led subordinate units involved in the operation to attack Kyiv from the west.

US District Court Judge Karin Immergut has banned US President Donald Trump's administration from stationing National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon. Trump announced his intention to send the military to the city at the end of September, since then, by court decisions, this decision has been blocked only temporarily: the current decision was the first to “permanently” ban Trump from using military force to suppress protests. The corresponding decision was made the night before, November 7.

News The Insider November 8, 2025 Refinery in Novoshakhtinsk after a UAV attack in August 2025. Source: social networks The authorities of the Trans-Baikal Territory appealed to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and the Ministry of Energy with a request to intervene in the situation with gasoline shortages. The region receives fuel mainly from the Achinsk and Angarsk refineries, located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Irkutsk Region, which were not damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes.