Russia’s overnight, Nov. 24-25, combined attack on Ukraine severely damaged several major Ukrainian businesses: Ukraine’s key retail grocery store chain Novus, major textile distributor and manufacturer Textile-Contact, and the Chornomorsk port, near Odesa.
The strikes come as Kyiv and Washington are in discussions over a potential peace framework.
But amid premature Western optimism, Russia continues targeting Ukraine’s civilian and commercial infrastructure.
Russia attacked Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles
In Kyiv, missiles and drones struck multiple districts – Darnytskyi, Svyatoshynskyi, Pecherskyi, Dniprovskyi – hitting residential buildings, non-residential sites and critical infrastructure.
Several large residential blocks sustained direct hits, fires broke out across multiple floors, and rescue operations continue. Heating, electricity and water supply disruptions have been recorded across several districts, with municipal services working to restore utility access.
Emergency efforts remain ongoing nationwide as authorities assess damage to energy sites, industrial zones, and commercial facilities.
Russia destroys Novus’ only logistics hub in Kyiv, killing four drivers
In Kyiv, a missile strike destroyed parts of the 50,000-square-meter (12.4-acre) logistics center of Novus, one of Ukraine’s largest retail chains. According to the company, four supplier-truck drivers who arrived for unloading were killed and five more people were injured.
Novus employees who were in the shelter were not harmed. The hub, opened less than a year ago during the full-scale war, is currently not operating, and emergency services remain on site.
Novus is already rerouting logistics and does not expect shortages in stores, according to its statement on Interfax-Ukraine.
“Despite the strike, there will be no shortage of goods in stores. We are already reorganizing logistics routes and working to ensure the stable operation of all network facilities and to restore the warehouse’s work in the shortest possible time,” the company wrote.
Textile-Contact suffers major damage in Kyiv as Russia targets industrial zone
Also in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, several warehouse and production buildings belonging to Ukraine’s largest textile business, Textile-Contact (TK Group), were destroyed.
Owner Oleksandr Sokolovsky wrote in his Facebook post the strike hit the company at night, damaging its own facilities but sparing employees. He added that nearby industrial buildings suffered casualties, calling the attack another example of Russia striking non-military infrastructure.
Despite the destruction, TK Group said its operations would continue and production in other cities would back up Kyiv’s facilities.
“But despite everything, we are working, even without windows or walls. The problems of Textile-Contact should never become problems for our clients. That is why we are immediately starting to clear the destruction and rebuild. At the same time, sewing, packaging, and shipments, everything will be on time,” Sokolovskyi wrote in his Facebook post.
Russia targets Odesa’s Chornomorsk Port
In the Odesa region, Russia targeted the Chornomorsk port.
The port sustained damage during a drone attack, although official statements from the Administration Sea Ports Authority of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksiy Kuleba left few details.
Administrative buildings and equipment used for cargo operations were hit.
All services are currently working at the scene and port functioning continues, with repairs already underway, the officials wrote.
Russia’s strikes hit Kyiv printing house as publishing infrastructure faces repeated attacks
A Russian strike also destroyed part of the production floor of a printing facility operated by “Vid A do Ya” in Kyiv, Ranok publishing house (Видавництво «Ранок») CEO Viktor Kruglov wrote in nhis post on Facebook.
“Vid A do Ya,” produces books for the Ranok publishing house and regularly handles outsourced print orders for the Ukrainian publisher, Ranok’s press service told Kyiv Post.
Ukraine’s publishing infrastructure has also repeatedly come under fire since 2022, including in Kharkiv, home to the country’s largest printing houses and responsible for 80 percent of nationwide publishing volumes before 2022.
The Ministry of Energy reported more than 40,000 consumers lost power in the Kyiv region, 20,000 in Odesa, 13,000 in Chernihiv, over 21,000 in Dnipropetrovsk and more than 8,000 in Kharkiv. Emergency shutdowns were applied in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava and Sumy regions, while other regions implemented scheduled outages and industrial consumption limits.
Meanwhile, oil prices stabilized after the largest weekly drop since early October as traders assessed the prospects of a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, which could increase supply to an already well-supplied market, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Prices of Brent crude held above $62 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate hovered near $58.