Saturday, October 11, 2025 - Russia conducted a "massive attack" on Ukraine's energy infrastructure early Friday, October 10 according to top Ukrainian officials. The widespread strikes left parts of the capital, Kyiv, and several other regions without power.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the action
as a "cynical and calculated attack," stating that Russia launched
"more than 450 drones and over 30 missiles" aimed at civilian and
energy infrastructure. He stressed that these attacks are Russia's tactic to
deprive Ukrainians of power and heat as the bitter winter season approaches,
with the goal being "to leave us in darkness, without water and
heat."
Ukrainian officials report the attacks on energy facilities,
including gas production and distribution, have been almost daily since late
September. The latest offensive caused significant damage and casualties across
the country. A 7-year-old boy was killed in a strike on the southeastern city
of Zaporizhzhia, and dozens of people were injured, including at least 12 in
Kyiv.
The attack resulted in extensive power cuts in multiple
regions. In the Kyiv region, approximately 28,000 families in the Brovary and
Boryspil districts lost electricity, according to Governor Mykola Kalashnik,
while the left bank of the capital also experienced power and water supply
issues.
Further east, the Poltava region saw more than 16,500
households and 800 businesses without power. Other affected areas included
Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia.
The country's largest private energy producer, DTEK Group,
reported that its stations were specifically targeted, the third such strike in
one week with the attack severely damaging equipment and injuring an energy
worker.
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