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“Power plants pounded in latest barrage Russia attacked more power plants and other infrastructure ahead of winter, causing extensive damage and electricity outages as it carried out 20 strikes in 10 regions overnight, Ukraine’s energy ministry said.”

“Ukraine’s Zelensky says dozens dead, missing in Russian strike on village days before US talks AI generated BERLIN - Thirty-three people were killed and more than 50 could be trapped in rubble a day after multiple Russian strikes on a Ukrainian village,…”

“Power plants pounded in latest barrage Moscow kept up its nightly attacks on power plants and energy infrastructure ahead of winter, causing extensive damage and electricity outages as it carried out 20 strikes in 10 regions overnight, Ukraine’s energy…”

“Ukrainian drone strikes have killed three people in Russia’s Belgorod region, while attacks cut power to multiple cities in Ukraine and parts of Russian-occupied Crimea, officials reported.”

“While the war initially focused on military and logistical facilities, attacks subsequently expanded to infrastructure and ports, then gradually to refineries and energy installations.”

“Elsewhere, deadly attacks continued and Ukraine's central bank warned that damage to industrial targets could push the country into a recession.”

“Analysts have warned that the coming winter could be a defining moment in the war as Ukraine faces logistical hurdles in the deadly cold while Putin struggles to refill his ranks after suffering record-high casualties in 2026.”

“Moscow has said it is targeting Ukraine’s energy sector as winter approaches.”

“The agreement includes combat drone weapons and support for Ukraine's battered energy sector, which Putin is targeting to cut off heating and power during the freezing winter months, Mr Zelensky wrote on X.”

“Ukraine has vowed to step up attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to what president Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as a new Russian strategy of targeting infrastructure across Ukrainian cities, including energy, transport and logistics networks.”

“Log in Ukraine's intelligence services has obtained documents showing that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had issued a "new doctrine" of military attacks on a much broader range of civilian targets ahead of this winter, president Volodymyr Zelensky said.”

“In short: Ukraine's intelligence services have seen documents that show Russia's "new doctrine" of military attacks on civilian targets ahead of the northern winter.”

“Air raid sirens Kyiv has come under increased attack in recent weeks as winter approaches, with air raid sirens wailing nearly constantly to warn of incoming Russian strikes.”

“Stronger sanctions on his military-industrial complex, including facilities producing ballistic missiles and the Rassvet satellite system, as well as stronger support for Ukraine, including all kinds of air defense and energy assistance ahead of winter.”

“The capital has come under increased attack in recent weeks as winter approaches, with air raid sirens wailing nearly constantly to warn of incoming Russian strikes.”

“Russia attacked more than 15 critical power generation and transmission facilities across Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday, as Moscow intensified strikes on the country's energy infrastructure ahead of winter.”

“The latest wave of aerial attacks on civilian infrastructure has heightened concerns that worsening relations between Kyiv and Washington could leave Ukraine more vulnerable to Russia’s intensifying assault as winter approaches.”

“Ukraine has launched a major drone attack on Moscow, killing two people and setting fire to a warehouse in the capital city, Russian officials say.”

“Ukraine has been targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure in an effort to curb Moscow’s revenue that funds its war efforts.”

“Ukrainians are expecting another winter of fierce Russian attacks on the country's energy grid, amid dwindling supplies of critical air defences.”

“The plea for aide comes as Ukrainians consider their options with winter approaching, after Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in 2025 cut power and heating as temperatures plunged to as low as minus 20 deg C.”

“With frontline fighting causing hundreds of casualties a week but yielding little in terms of territorial gains, Russia and Ukraine have engaged in an escalating air war in recent months, hammering each other's energy and logistics facilities.”

“Russia and Ukraine are locked in an escalating war of long-range strikes with a growing risk to civilians in which neither side can entirely prevail, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defence technology adviser.”

“"The new generations of drones represent a growing threat to Ukraine's air defences and to Ukrainian people," says Oleksandra Molloy, senior lecturer in aviation at UNSW and a leading expert in drone warfare.”

“Scrutiny is also mounting of Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which continued last night; a UN commission concluded on Monday that these attacks constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

“The reported deal is among several energy agreements president Donald Trump is pursuing with Moscow amid efforts to end the Ukraine war, intensified Russian attacks and reduced US support for Kyiv.”

“Berlin, Germany – Europe is entering winter with historically low gas reserves and cannot withstand further supply shocks, Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, has warned, as the US-Israel war on Iran disrupts global supply chains.”

“Russian strikes and winter hardship may drive more Ukrainians from homes, UN agency warns GENEVA, Oct 16 - Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of hardship as attacks on critical infrastructure, damaged housing and rising living costs threaten to force…”

“Both Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on infrastructure in recent months, as the war between the two countries drags on.”

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Moscow will likely escalate daily attacks as winter approaches, putting pressure on Ukraine as it prepares for winter and hitting the infrastructure keeping its war-battered economy afloat.”

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Moscow will likely escalate daily attacks as winter approaches, putting pressure on Ukraine as it prepares for winter and hitting the infrastructure keeping its war-battered economy afloat.”

“… on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv KYIV, Ukraine — Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on a public bus, authorities said Thursday, as an…”

“President Vladimir Putin earlier said Russia was acting in response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy facilities, despite the fact that it was Moscow that had first launched such attacks.”

“Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy grid every winter since October 2022 as a way to exert pressure on Ukraine’s government, economy, and populace, but this damage was kept in check by Ukraine’s capable air defense network.”

“On June 25, at the height of Ukraine’s long-range drone success, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had approved a 40-day plan to compel Moscow to end the war through an intensified strike campaign.”

“Russia’s evolving air defenses In late June, Peter Korotaev, an independent Ukrainian journalist who has written extensively about the drone dimension of the war in his Events in Ukraine Substack, argued that Ukraine’s attacks would make Russia’s air defenses…”

“…P-1, sister to the FP-2, has been used to repeatedly attack warehouses, refineries and other military-economic sites at a depth of 1,800 miles inside Russia, causing the country’s crude oil production to fall by 7.7% in a year, according to figures from the…”

“In Kyiv, people talk about “total war” from Russian attacks on civilian targets like petrol stations, passenger trains, buses and homes.”

“Despite attacks by Russia on its natural gas production fields, Ukraine has moved to a gas surplus and is angling to increase exports to Europe this winter, the CEO of the country’s top private energy company said.”

“The United Nations' Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said such attacks constitute crimes against humanity.”

“Ukrainian officials have also warned that Moscow is increasingly targeting energy infrastructure ahead of winter, raising concerns about the impact on civilians.”

“She no longer idles in supermarkets looking for discounts – Russian attacks have destroyed several warehouses, leading to some food and medicine shortages.”

“Ukraine launched its deepest-ever attack into Russia, targeting two Arctic gas condensate facilities more than 3,000km (1,865 miles) from its border, on Wednesday, signalling that Ukraine has further developed its military capabilities as the Russia-Ukraine…”

“But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Moscow is determined to accomplish its goals in Ukraine and indicated that Russia believes it is close to winning the war, more than four years after it invaded its neighbor.”

“And Russia's defence ministry on Sunday said it was gearing up for large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a tit-for-tat response to strikes by Kyiv.”

“… empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day Monday, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes…”

“Recent attacks in Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, as well as strikes on shipping in the Red Sea and the Caspian Sea, have sparked fears of the war expanding geographically – and may even have overlapped with the war in Ukraine.”