Poltava Oblast
The Russian attack damaged energy facilities, leading to emergency blackouts in Kyiv and 9 regions. Energy workers are working to restore stable power supply, DTEK TPP equipment was damaged.
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.
In Kyiv, after the night missile attack, some public transport operates with interruptions. Due to the lack of electricity, certain trolleybus and tram routes are temporarily not running, and backup bus routes have been launched.
As a result of the night shelling of Kyiv on October 10, 12 people were injured, eight of whom were hospitalized. In the capital, the movement of suburban trains on the Kyiv-Hrebinka section is complicated, and work is underway to eliminate infrastructure damage.
Following night-time Russian shelling of energy infrastructure, emergency power outages have been introduced in the Kyiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions. In the capital, power outages are caused by a local network failure, and energy workers are already working to restore electricity supply.
Poltava region police found the body of a missing man near the village of Stari Sanzgary. His body was found in the Vorskla River, where his family had previously been found dead.
Two former directors of the communal enterprise of the Novooryzhtska community will be prosecuted for illegal groundwater extraction. Their actions caused over UAH 450 million in damages to the state.
The SBU detained an agent of Russian special services who was preparing coordinates for a missile strike on Myrhorod's defense and critical infrastructure. The perpetrator searched for energy facilities and locations of the Defense Forces, transmitting data to his handler via Telegram.
Russian strikes have destroyed over half of Ukraine's domestic natural gas production, forcing the country to spend 1. 9 billion euros on fuel imports. This is equivalent to almost 20% of Ukraine's annual consumption, and import needs may increase due to Russian attacks.
The State Tax Service added 122 inspections to this year's plan, totaling 4908. Companies and individual entrepreneurs in wholesale trade, agriculture, food production, logistics, and retail will be inspected.
Due to Russian military aggression, part of Sumy district is without power. Energy workers are working to restore electricity supply after the night attack on infrastructure.
OLX Real Estate analytics show a 3-4 fold increase in prices for private homes in Ukraine over the past four years. Vinnytsia, Volyn, and Lviv regions became the leaders in growth, while Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, and Odesa Oblast doubled their prices.
On October 9, an active cyclone from Crimea will cover most of Ukraine, bringing wet and cloudy weather with rain. Daytime temperatures will range from +10 to +19 °C, with some areas in the west and Carpathians experiencing temperatures below +10 degrees.
Due to the Russian shelling of Poltava region on October 7, Ukrzaliznytsia announced changes in the movement of suburban trains. Some routes on October 8 will be temporarily suspended, delays are possible due to the use of reserve locomotives.
Russian troops attacked the Bytytsia Starostat in Sumy region with a Lancet-type UAV, damaging the roof and windows. There are no casualties, and relevant services are working at the scene.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine handed over to the G7 countries a list of urgent needs for the energy sector. Among the priorities are protection, additional air defense and electronic warfare systems, as well as increasing the production of energy equipment.
Mykolaiv has received a centralized supply of fresh water for the first time since 2022, said Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba. A new 136 km long pipeline has been built, and the project cost 6.3 billion UAH, which is 25% less than the initial estimate.
As of October 7, 2025, Ukrainian agrarians have sown 3,557. 0 million hectares of winter crops, which is almost 50% of the projected areas. Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, and Poltava regions are among the leaders in grain crop sowing.
On the morning of October 7, a number of trains are delayed in Ukraine, including international routes. This is due to the attack of Russian troops on energy and railway infrastructure on the night of October 7.
Massive attacks occurred overnight in Poltava and Sumy regions, hitting a locomotive depot, power supply distance, and traction substations. An energy facility was damaged, leaving over a thousand households without electricity.
On the night of October 7, the Russian army attacked the Poltava region with drones, causing fires in administrative buildings and damaging a residential building and an outbuilding. 16 units of equipment and 64 rescuers from the State Emergency Service, as well as a fire train, were involved in eliminating the consequences.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an energy Staff meeting, where they discussed the energy situation in the regions and the deployment of air defense. He gave clear instructions regarding generation facilities and additional equipment for preparation for winter.
Poltava police found a car with a missing woman and child in a reservoir near the village of Stari Sanzgary, both of whom died. The search for the man, who also disappeared on October 2, 2025, continues.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha appealed to international partners to increase energy assistance to Ukraine. This happened after a large-scale night attack by Russia on the gas production infrastructure of the Kharkiv and Poltava regions, which was the largest since the beginning of the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported another Russian attack on gas infrastructure, with 35 missiles launched, including ballistic ones. Attacks on energy facilities in Chernihiv, Sumy, and Donetsk regions were also recorded.
The enemy launched the largest massive strike on the gas production assets of the Naftogaz Group in Kharkiv and Poltava regions. As a result of the attack, a significant part of the facilities was damaged, some of the destruction is critical.
An explosion occurred in one of Kremenchuk's apartments when a minor child threw an unknown object into a wardrobe. The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident and the type of explosive object, which, preliminarily, could have been a submunition of an artillery shell.
During the night, the enemy attacked DTEK Naftogaz's energy infrastructure with drones and missiles. The operation of a number of gas production facilities in Poltava region has been suspended.
On the night of October 3, Russia launched 35 missiles and 381 drones at Ukraine; 303 drones and 17 missiles were neutralized. Energy facilities in the Kharkiv and Poltava regions were attacked, and the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kyiv regions also suffered.
Tonight, Russian occupiers launched missile and drone attacks on energy facilities in several regions of Ukraine, including gas transmission infrastructure. Rescuers and energy workers are on site, and some schools in Poltava have switched to online learning.