Russian drone attacks hit Ukraine's power grid overnight
Strikes on Ukrainian cities killed at least three people in one attack wave, and a later campaign killed at least eight and cut power to one million.
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What happened
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 149 Shahed-type drones, 108 of them jet-powered, according to Ukraine's Air Force. The strikes targeted energy infrastructure and killed at least three people while injuring 53, and later attacks in Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne killed at least eight and cut power to one million people.
Why it matters
The UN Migration agency says the attacks put millions of Ukrainians at risk of displacement this winter. Only 32% of Ukrainians were able to adequately heat their homes last heating season, falling to 1% in frontline regions.
Timeline
- Oct 16, 7:43 AM ET: Russian attacks killed at least three and injured 53 across Ukraine, after 149 Shahed-type drones were launched overnight.
- Oct 16, 9:56 PM ET: UN Migration warned that Russian attacks put millions of Ukrainians at risk of displacement this winter.
- Oct 17, 1:19 AM ET: Further Russian attacks killed at least eight and cut power to one million people, with strikes on Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne.
Coverage
- Russian attacks in Ukraine kill at least 8, cut power to 1 million (Al Jazeera)
- Russian attacks put millions of Ukrainians at risk of displacement this winter, UN Migration says (Kyiv Independent)
- Attacks on Ukraine’s power plants show Russia has given up on military victory (The Guardian)
- Russian attacks kill at least 3, injure 53 across Ukraine, as Moscow hammers energy infrastructure (Kyiv Independent)
- Russia and Ukraine trade mass drone and missile strikes on energy sites
- Ukrainian drones attack St Petersburg, sparking fires and one death
- Ukraine resumes refinery strikes as energy truce collapses, Trump objects
- Russian strikes hit Kyiv's power and water as missiles fall again
- Russia keeps striking Ukraine despite Trump's energy truce
- Russia keeps striking Ukraine as Trump's energy truce frays
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