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Russia launches over 450 drones, 30 missiles at Ukraine – Zelenskyy

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2h

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight, with over 30 missiles and more than 450 drones targeting energy infrastructure, leaving 20 people injured and a child dead, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight, with over 30 missiles and more than 450 drones targeting energy infrastructure, leaving 20 people injured and a child dead, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy re...

Russian strikes spark emergency power outages in Kyiv and nine Ukrainian regions

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 2h

Emergency blackouts hit Kyiv and nine Ukrainian regions after Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure overnight into Friday, Ukrenergo reported.

Emergency blackouts hit Kyiv and nine Ukrainian regions after Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure overnight into Friday, Ukrenergo reported .

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 4h

The massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine was one of the largest concentrated strikes against energy facilities, causing significant damage to the energy infrastructure, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 5h

Power outages have also been reported in the Kyiv, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 5h

20 people were reportedly injured and one child was killed across Ukraine as a result of the Russian strike.

Teams are currently working to restore electricity and water supplies in Kyiv.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 5h

Overnight, Russian troops launched more than 30 missiles and over 450 drones at Ukraine. Energy facilities were targeted, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russian forces launch massive missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, blacking out Kyiv's left bank

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 5h

Russian troops hammered Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight into Friday, targeting energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia, and wounding at least nine in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

Russian troops hammered Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight into Friday, targeting energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia, and wounding at least nine i...

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 21h

The Verkhovna Rada approved the bill on creating the Cyber Forces of Ukraine, with 255 lawmakers voting in favor, MPs Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Iryna Gerashchenko reported.

Bill No. 12349 states that the Cyber Forces will be a separate unit responsible for cyber defense and sovereignty protection.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 21h

According to the head of Ukrzaliznytsia, the Russians are trying to cut off communication with the frontline territories, in particular Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, with their attacks.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 21h

Train passengers traveling to Sumy, Konotop, Shostka, and other settlements in the region would be transported by bus transfers. All of them are safe, Pertsovskyi added.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 21h

On October 9, Russian troops struck railway infrastructure on the border between Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, reported Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, the head of Ukrainian Railways.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 21h

Ukraine's parliament approved a bill allowing Ukrainian Navy units to be deployed abroad during martial law, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said.

Submitted by President Zelenskyy, the bill states that soldiers will be sent to Turkiye and the UK for training to acquire and master complex military equipment.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 22h

Ukrainian soldiers used an FPV drone to cover over 40 kilometers and reach the occupied town of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast. There, they struck a Russian military KAMAZ truck, according to the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 23h

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Andrej Babiš, leader of the ANO political movement, which won the parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic.

The Ukrainian leader emphasized that Kyiv values its strategic partnership with Czechia and is grateful for its support of Ukraine.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 23h

NATO countries consider a "more decisive" response to Russia, including deploying strike drones along the border and easing rules for pilots attacking Russian aircraft. Measures include arming reconnaissance drones to gather intel on Russia's military activity, reports FT, citing NATO officials.

Zelenskyy highlights Ukrainian missile and drone-missile successes targeting Russian ports

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian-made missiles and drone-missiles have struck deep into Russia, including reachable targets like the Ust-Luga and Primorsk ports, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a Wednesday briefing with reporters, according to Ukrinform and UNIAN.

Ukrainian-made missiles and drone-missiles have struck deep into Russia, including reachable targets like the Ust-Luga and Primorsk ports, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a Wednesday…

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces strike Russian gas plant and dispatch station

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces targeted a Lukoil gas processing plant and a dispatch station in Russia's Volgograd Oblast overnight into Thursday.

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces targeted a Lukoil gas processing plant and a dispatch station in Russia's Volgograd Oblast overnight into Thursday, the SOF reported .

Ukraine loses 60% of gas production to Russian strikes, Zelenskyy outlines two winter plans

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Overnight, Russian troops launched 112 drones at Ukraine, including around 70 Shahed models, from Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Shatalovo.

Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 87 drones, according to the Air Force.

22 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 12 locations.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Ukraine has lost 60% of its domestic gas production due to recent Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, forcing Kyiv to spend €1.9 billion ($2.2 billion) on extra fuel imports ahead of winter, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Ukraine has lost 60% of its domestic gas production due to recent Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, forcing Kyiv to spend €1.9 billion ($2.2 billion) on extra fuel imports ahead of winter,…

Drones hit Russia's Volgograd Oblast, sparking fire at energy facility

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

The Ukrainian leader called the operation difficult but timely and successful, claiming it thwarted Russian plans communicated to the US, where Russians aimed to occupy Donbas by September or November.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

The Ukrainian Defense Forces' counteroffensive, launched on August 21 on the Dobropillia axis, has disrupted Russia's summer campaign, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Drones targeted Russia's Volgograd Oblast overnight into Thursday, igniting fires at energy infrastructure sites, regional governor Andrey Bocharov reported.

Drones targeted Russia's Volgograd Oblast overnight into Thursday, igniting fires at energy infrastructure sites, regional governor Andrey Bocharov reported .