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Russia blasts Ukraine’s power grid again, causing outages across the country and killing 3

  • On Thursday, Russian forces struck overnight, killing one person, wounding 17 and causing emergency power outages across Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities said.
  • The Kremlin has targeted Ukraine's energy network each winter since the invasion, forcing Kyiv to impose electricity restrictions while drone and missile attacks continue and Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure increase.
  • In Lviv, regional officials said energy facilities were hit, DTEK reported power plants damaged in various regions, and authorities showed images of a collapsed Soviet-era residential building.
  • The energy ministry said a 'significant number of consumers' were cut off, while Yulia Svyrydenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine, wrote `Russia continues its systematic energy terror, striking at the lives, dignity and warmth of Ukrainians on the eve of winter` on social media.
  • Russia's defence ministry said it downed 170 Ukrainian drones overnight, including interceptions in Bryansk region and Moscow region, while US President Donald Trump has sought peace talks with little progress.
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Russia has attacked with more than 650 drones and 50 missiles, says President Selensky. The largest private Ukrainian energy supplier speaks of a heavy blow for ensuring the supply of electricity in winter.

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Russian forces have launched a massive overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, knocking out electricity to much of the country. Three people, including a child, were killed and dozens more were injured.

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Asharq AL-awsat broke the news in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
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