On the night of October 24, the Russian army attacked the Kirovohrad region, hitting critical infrastructure facilities in the Novoukrainskyi district. As a result of the shelling, 19 settlements were left without electricity; there were no casualties.
Several regions of Ukraine, including Sumy, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv regions, switched to hourly power outage schedules on October 22. This happened instead of emergency blackouts, which were canceled in some regions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia's night attack indicates insufficient pressure on Russia. He called for a strong sanctions package from the EU, the US, and the G7, as well as coordinated diplomacy.
As of October 21, 2025, Ukrainian farmers have sown 4,833. 9 thousand hectares of winter crops, which is 74.0% of the projected areas. Poltava and Ternopil regions have already completed sowing grain crops, and 13 regions have completed sowing winter rapeseed.
On October 21, cloudy weather with rain is forecast in Ukraine in the east. Night frosts down to -5°C are expected in the west, and daytime temperatures will reach +9…+15°C.
Russian troops attacked energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Sumy, and Donetsk regions. As a result, power limitation schedules for industrial consumers are applied in all regions of Ukraine from 07:00 to 22:00.
DTEK announced the cancellation of emergency blackouts in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. Earlier, Ukrenergo introduced emergency shutdowns in 12 regions due to the difficult situation in the energy system.
Due to the difficult situation in the energy system and high electricity consumption, emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv and 12 regions. Ukrenergo urges Ukrainians not to switch on several powerful electrical appliances at the same time.
Due to enemy night attacks on energy facilities, emergency power outages are in effect in 10 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv, and another region is on schedule. Ukrenergo urges not to turn on several powerful electrical appliances simultaneously due to high consumption.
Kyiv has switched to emergency power outages, which are in effect outside the schedule. Earlier, such outages were introduced in Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kirovohrad, and Poltava regions.
On the morning of October 16, emergency power outages were introduced in Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kirovohrad, and Poltava regions. In Chernihiv region, a schedule of hourly outages is in effect.
As a result of Russian night drone attacks on energy facilities, consumers in several regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, were left without power. Morning emergency power outages in six regions have been canceled, and restoration work is underway.
On the morning of October 15, emergency power outages were introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine. In particular, this applies to Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, and Poltava regions.
DTEK announced the cancellation of emergency power outages in the Kyiv region. Earlier, Ukrenergo introduced them in Brovary, Obukhiv, and Boryspil districts.
Emergency power outages have been introduced in Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, and partially in Kirovohrad, Kyiv, and Cherkasy regions. In Zaporizhzhia region, only industrial consumers have been cut off, while hourly outages are in effect in Chernihiv region.
Ukrenergo has introduced emergency power outages in Brovary, Obukhiv, and Boryspil districts of Kyiv region. In Sumy, Dnipro, Kirovohrad, and Donetsk regions, emergency shutdown schedules are in effect.
Emergency power outage schedules have been introduced in Sumy, Dnipro, Kirovohrad, and Donetsk regions. The duration of the power outage cannot be precisely calculated, as this is an emergency situation caused by the military aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Maryna Lehenka, President of the NGO "La Strada – Ukraine", reported an increase in the number of reports of domestic violence, especially from children and adolescents. The number of reports from children and young people has doubled.
Due to enemy shelling of Kirovohrad region, Ukrzaliznytsia changed the schedule of suburban trains; some of them will run on a changed route or will not run temporarily. Also, 15 other trains across Ukraine are delayed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported another Russian attack on Ukraine, the main target of which was energy. Railway infrastructure in Kirovohrad region was also damaged, and a city hospital in Kharkiv was hit by aerial bombs.
Russian troops attacked Kirovohrad region at night, damaging critical infrastructure facilities in Dolynska and Novoprazka communities. As a result of the attack, 5 settlements were left without electricity, fires were extinguished, and there were no casualties.
Monitoring revealed critical situations due to negligence of guardianship authorities: in Zhytomyr region, a child died from violence, in Zakarpattia, eight children were left without food, and in Kirovohrad region, an HIV-positive child was stopped receiving medication. Ombudsman Lubinets emphasized the indifference of local services.
On October 13, Russian occupiers attacked Kharkiv with an unidentified type of UAV. Windows of a dormitory and two cars were damaged in the central part of the Kyivskyi district.
Russia again attacked the energy infrastructure of Chernihiv and Donetsk regions. Due to this, emergency power outages were applied in 7 regions in the morning, and hourly schedules are in effect in another one.
On the morning of October 13, emergency power outages were introduced in six regions of Ukraine. Poltava, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions were added to Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kirovohrad regions.
On the morning of October 13, emergency power outages were introduced in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kirovohrad regions. In Chernihiv region, a schedule of hourly outages in three queues is in effect.
Energy workers have restored part of the damaged equipment, which allowed to power more than 540,000 consumers in Kyiv. Emergency shutdowns continue in certain districts of Kyiv, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad regions.
Water supply has been restored for 2 million subscribers in Kyiv, but 4,000 homes remain without water. In Kirovohrad Oblast, water supply will be launched around 6:00 PM.
In Svitlovodsk, Kirovohrad region, an enemy missile and drone attack damaged critical infrastructure, de-energizing the water pumping station. This led to a decrease in pressure in the water supply network and a possible shutdown of the water pipeline.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on Russia's night attack with over 450 drones and 30 missiles, which caused power outages in 9 regions and Kyiv. As a result of the attack, a child was killed and over 20 people were injured.
