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.
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In the first nine months of 2025, foreigners registered 1,648 sole proprietorships in Ukraine. The most active were citizens of Azerbaijan, Russia, and Uzbekistan, with Russians most often ceasing operations.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released operational information as of October 12, reporting 77 combat engagements. Ukrainian defenders repelled most of the attacks by Russian troops, holding their positions and thwarting the aggressor's plans.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Russia's targeted strike on Odesa's critical infrastructure. He expects a report on the restoration of energy supply after 8:00 PM.
Today, October 11, Ukrzaliznytsia received a bomb threat for three trains: No. 68/20 Kyiv — Warsaw, No. 733 Dnipro — Kyiv, No. 748 Ternopil — Kyiv. No explosives were found, and the trains resumed movement with a delay of less than an hour.
The final of the National Selection for Junior Eurovision 2025 will take place on October 12, and the winner will represent Ukraine in Tbilisi on December 13. Six finalists will compete for the right to represent the country, and the jury and viewers will determine the winner.
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.
Energy workers are eliminating the consequences of the night missile and drone attack. Emergency blackouts are in effect in eight regions, including Kyiv, where hundreds of thousands of consumers remain without electricity.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 102 combat engagements on the front since the beginning of October 10. Almost half of them took place in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions.
The banking system of Ukraine operates stably, despite the lack of electricity supply in a number of regions. The POWER BANKING network operates according to protocols, providing access to banking services.
Restoration work continues in the affected regions after the missile and drone attack on energy facilities. Consumers in Cherkasy region are fully powered, and the volume of emergency blackouts in Kharkiv region has been reduced.
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.
After a massive attack on energy infrastructure, Kyiv and nine regions of Ukraine have limited electricity supply. Large-scale restoration work is underway, and emergency power outages are being applied in a number of regions.
Restoration work in Pavlohrad has been completed, special emergency shutdown schedules in Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy have been canceled. Energy workers have restored power to 270,000 subscribers in Kyiv.
As a result of a massive missile and drone attack by Russia, energy facilities in several regions were damaged, causing power outages. The most difficult situation is observed in Kyiv and five regions, where emergency shutdowns have been introduced.
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.
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.
At night, the Russian army launched a massive attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region, using missiles and drones. A 66-year-old man was injured and hospitalized in a moderately severe condition.
Emergency power outage schedules have been introduced in the Sumy region due to Russian attacks. The restrictions apply to ten queues of consumers and will last until Ukrenergo's command is canceled.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that leaders of communities and regions who fail to carry out internal work after Russian strikes will face consequences. He held a meeting on preparations for winter and the restoration of energy infrastructure.
Ukrzaliznytsia continues railway connection with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, using combined train + bus logistics in certain areas. This applies to Shostka, Konotop, Romny, Nosivka, and Nizhyn, where passengers are transported by bus transfers.
Russian media are spreading disinformation about the redeployment of the NGU's "2nd Galician Brigade" to Sumy region to create "blocking detachments. " The Center for Countering Disinformation refutes this information, emphasizing that it is part of a campaign to discredit the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 132 combat engagements at the front as of 4:00 p. m. on October 9. The largest number of battles, up to a third, took place in the Pokrovsk direction, and the enemy was also more active in the South-Slobozhansky direction.
The head of the board of "Ukrzaliznytsia" Oleksandr Pertsovskyi stated that the enemy continues to strike in order to block the main and reserve routes to the frontline territories. Passengers of trains going to Sumy, Konotop, Shostka and other cities of the region will be delivered by bus transfers.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian occupiers are striking at logistics and railways in Ukraine with the aim of intimidation. Ukraine must defend itself, and "Ukrzaliznytsia" together with the military will protect stations and key hubs.
President Zelenskyy explained that Sumy and Chernihiv regions were among the directions of the enemy's offensive since the beginning of the invasion. The Russians seek to create chaos, psychologically pressure people through strikes on energy and railways, and also leave Ukraine without fuel.
