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Power grid targeted as Russia fired 653 drones and 52 missiles in overnight terror attack on Ukraine

In Zaporizhzhia, Russia’s attack destroyed a dormitory and damaged several homes, killing two civilians and injuring 17 others — six of them children. More civilians were injured and killed in other regions.

byYuri Zoria

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Military wanted to see farther — now Dutch company delivers that with AI-driven Iris radar in Ukraine

Developed with Ukrainian operator feedback, upgraded Iris radars turn seconds into survival.

byOlena Mukhina

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Cutting country in two: Instead of conquering Ukraine, Putin wants to destroy it

Infrastructure attacks forced Ukraine to spend $1.9 billion on gas in three weeks.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine faces nationwide blackouts after Russia destroys 60% of gas production

Ukraine will spend $2.6 billion on fuel imports this winter after Russian strikes destroyed approximately 60 percent of its natural gas production, Bloomberg reported

byMaria Tril

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Norway pledges $140 mn for Ukrainian energy as Zelenskyy begins Nordic tour

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy arrived in Norway on 22 Oct. for talks with PM Store, days after Trump suggested ending the war at current frontlines with Russia keeping occupied territories. Støre said Europeans "very much support" Zelenskyy

byMaria Tril

Result of a Russian attack on an Ukrenego electricity substation.

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Russia unleashes world’s largest terror campaign on Ukraine’s energy grid ahead of winter

Russian attacks deliberately prevent restoration work, intensifying humanitarian strain in northern regions already battered by repeated infrastructure hits.

byOlena Mukhina

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Chernihiv remains powerless as more Russian strikes deepen energy crisis

Large parts of Chernihiv have been without electricity throughout October due to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, with city officials unable to predict when power will be restored as repair crews work under ongoing Russian drone activity.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Russia hammers Kharkiv with KAB bombs, drones target Kherson and power grid in Chernihiv, Sumy oblasts

Nine civilians were injured in Kharkiv alone, most suffering acute stress reactions, as bombs struck homes and a civilian enterprise overnight.

byYuri Zoria

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Not random anymore — Russia targets Ukraine’s power and gas by region, Energy Ministry says

After months of trying to disconnect and destabilize Ukraine's energy system, Russia has changed tactics to target power and gas infrastructure serving specific oblasts rather than attempting to collapse the entire system.

byMaria Tril

Fire at a DTEK coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after a Russian attack on 19 October, 2025.

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192 miners rescued from underground after massive Russian strike on Ukrainian coal mine

Russian forces struck a DTEK coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 19 October, trapping 192 miners underground before all were safely evacuated in the fourth major attack on the company's coal facilities in two months.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Zelenskyy warns Ukraine may need emergency electricity imports after “one or two” Russian terror strikes

Kyiv is counting on Europe’s financial lifeline to withstand the coming blackout campaign.

byOlena Mukhina

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From Druzhkivka to Sloviansk, Moscow’s bombardments on 58 gas pipelines left families in Donetsk Oblast without heat

Repair teams race against frost and missiles to reconnect frontline towns while Ukraine’s energy system reels from strikes that wiped out 60% of domestic gas output.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia launches 1,360 bombs and 92 missiles on Ukraine in single week, while global attention is drawn to Middle East

While Israel and Hamas negotiate a pause in hostilities, Russian forces intensify strikes across Ukraine, hitting civilians and energy infrastructure with unprecedented volume.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia keeps targeting Ukrainian power grid, causing blackout in Donetsk Oblast and outages in Odesa’s Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

Russia launched 118 drones, 103 were downed overnight, Ukrainian Air Force reported. Russian attacks killed four people and injured nine in Donetsk Oblast.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia injures 12 in Kyiv and kills 7-year-old in Zaporizhzhia, power outages spread as Moscow hits energy grid with drones and missiles (updated)

Kyiv’s eastern bank part went dark, Dnipro and Cherkasy also reported injuries and damage after explosions hit residential buildings overnight.

byYuri Zoria

Blaze at Ukrainian gas facility following Russian strike, 3 October, 2025

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Russia destroys 60% of Ukraine’s gas production weeks before winter heating season

Recent strikes force Kyiv to spend €1.9 billion on emergency imports to heat millions of homes.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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ISW: Putin admits Ukraine is striking refineries but claims it “won’t help”

Gasoline shortages and surging prices hit Russia as Ukrainian attacks target vital oil infrastructure across vast distances.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine to increase gas imports by 30% as Russia targets energy infrastructure before winter

Russian strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure threaten to disrupt electricity supply and worsen living conditions in cities during the colder months.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Russia’s drones hit Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure again as daily strikes continued

Several civilians were killed or injured in overnight strikes that also caused power outages on railway sections, delaying several trains and forcing passengers into shelters.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainian civilians pay price after Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin, while US offers no aid to Kyiv

Nearly 3,500 drones and nearly 200 missiles in a single month show escalation is the Russian strategy.

byOlena Mukhina