Russia shifts to “scorched earth” energy attacks as Ukraine braces for winter
Rolling blackouts have returned across Ukraine as Russia intensifies pre-winter energy infrastructure attacks.
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Rolling blackouts return to Ukraine as Russia renews winter energy targeting campaign
Rolling outages and power limits hit regions nationwide as Ukraine’s energy system faces continued Russian strikes.
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.
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.
“We know what to do”: Zelenskyy hints at response after Russian strikes plunge Kyiv into darkness
The overnight strikes left over 5,800 buildings without electricity and 7,000 without water in the capital as temperatures decline across Ukraine.
Russian double-tap strike targets rescue workers in Zaporizhzhia
Russia launched a massive aerial bombardment against energy facilities and civilian targets in multiple cities across Ukraine on 10 October.
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.
Russia struck Kostiantynivka with guided FAB-250 bomb – 5 civilians killed
Kostiantynivka, a city in Donetsk Oblast close to the front line, has been a frequent target for Russian aerial strikes since the start of the full-scale invasion.
“He understands only force”: Zelenskyy warns Putin plays Trump to escape punishment
The Ukrainian President warned that Russia’s goal is to weaken sanctions, not to end war.
Russia doesn’t want peace, says Zelenskyy after Moscow ruins iconic Odesa market, despite peace proposition in Turkiye
The historic Pryvoz, once alive with jokes and bargaining, is torn by Russian drones, as Putin answers diplomacy with terror.
Russia shatters 50,000 windows in Kharkiv as aid for recovery dries up
While the West debates over support and peace talks, locals and volunteers help services in the city to clean up streets from rubble every day and deliver lunch to rescuers.
Russia deploys thermobaric drones on Kharkiv for maximum damage, casualties
The specialized munitions, which create devastating pressure waves and high-temperature explosions, struck civilian infrastructure, injuring 51 people.
US intelligence sharing freeze deprives Ukraine of Russian strikes warning, NYT reports
Representative Jim Himes called the Trump administration's decision to withhold intelligence from Ukraine "unforgivable" as it affects information that has "saved lives of civilians and soldiers."
Russian strikes on Ukrainian nuclear power plants could cause nuclear disaster
Attacks on power substations threaten to disrupt cooling systems at Ukraine's nuclear facilities, risking a large-scale radiological event.
Russian airstrike kills 2 elderly civilians by the lake in Kharkiv (updated)
Six Russian bombs struck Kharkiv Oblast on Tuesday, with one hitting a densely populated residential area in the city of Kharkiv.
Russian guided bombs target school in Kherson, injuring 18 civilians
Russian forces deployed precision-guided munitions against a Kherson school, where an underground anti-radiation shelter was being built.
Ukraine’s Kursk incursion sparks fears of massive Russian retaliation on civilians with strikes
Western media report that U.S. officials worry that Ukraine’s Kursk incursion might provoke Vladimir Putin to launch extensive missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure in response, as happened on 11 August, when the missile debris killed a man and his 4-year-old son.
Russian attacks damage energy grid in Kherson, cause blackouts, kill one civilian
In a 24-hour period, Kherson faced both widespread shelling and a deadly drone attack, resulting in damage to energy infrastructure, homes and vehicles, one death, and one hospitalization.
Russian artillery fires steel darts at Ukrainian school
The artillery shells containing up to 9,000 small sharp darts were "designed for maximum damage to people"
Nine injured and extensive damage after Russian morning attack on Kharkiv Oblast
Seven out of nine victims were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds. The strikes damaged residential buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure.