Emergency power outages across Ukraine as Russia launches mass missile, drone attack
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Emergency power outages were imposed on "most oblasts of Ukraine" due to yet another overnight mass Russian missile and drone attack targeting energy infrastructure, state-owned energy grid operator Ukrenergo said on Oct. 30.
"If you currently have electricity - please consume it sparingly," Ukrenergo said.
Air raid alerts were issued across the entire county overnight, with Ukraine's Air Force tracking Shahed-type drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, residential buildings were damaged and 11 people including six children were injured as a result of the overnight Russian attack, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
A 36-year-old woman was injured in Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast as a result of the drone attack, local authorities reported, adding that a fire broke out in a home and residential buildings were damaged.
Explosions were reported in Khmelnytskyi and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts, far from the front lines in western Ukraine.
Air defenses were active in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv reported, adding that there could be interruptions to electricity supply amid Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
At the time of publication, air raid alerts were still in place in western Ukraine with reports of Shahed-type drones still in the airspace.
Russia regularly targets Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure in drone and missile attacks as Moscow continues to wage its war against Ukraine.
Russian drones have hunted and displaced civilians from their homes near the front line in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Oct. 27, citing a new U.N. inquiry presented to the General Assembly.
As a result of Russian attacks on Oct. 26, at least nine civilians were killed and 45 others injured, regional authorities reported.
