Brief
Russian strikes hit four Ukrainian regions, killing eight and cutting power to over a million
Eight civilians died and 60 were injured as Russian air and drone strikes hit four regions, while power outages affected over a million households.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Russian air and drone strikes on Friday hit Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne, killing at least eight civilians and injuring 60, Ukrainian officials said.
What happened
In Kharkiv, a 71‑year‑old woman and a 58‑year‑old man were killed and 12 people wounded across three districts, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Two deaths were reported in Kramatorsk, a frontline city in Donetsk region, and another two in Dnipropetrovsk region. A drone strike on a food‑processing plant in Volyn killed one person and wounded eight, said Governor Roman Romaniuk. In Rivne, drones hit a major shopping centre, killing one and wounding seven, according to regional governor Oleksandr Koval. A shopping centre in Sumy near the front line was also struck.
What the reports add
The Ministry of Energy said repair crews restored power to more than a million people who lost electricity on Friday. In Volyn, about 370,000 households lost power, with supply restored to at least 100,000 of them; the blackout in the regional capital Lutsk could last at least 24 hours, mayor Andriy Razumovskyi said. Large parts of Rivne also remained without power.
What was said
Governor Syniehubov, Governor Romaniuk, Governor Koval and Mayor Razumovskyi provided the casualty and outage figures. Russia’s military chief told President Vladimir Putin that the armed forces had allocated the assets needed to press the aerial campaign against Ukraine’s energy system.
How it came about
The attacks form part of a broader Russian campaign targeting Ukraine’s power grid, following earlier strikes in September that killed four civilians across Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy (Felo coverage).
Key facts
- Eight civilians were killed in Russian strikes across four Ukrainian regions on Oct 17, 2026. (aljazeera.com)
- Sixty people were injured in the same attacks. (aljazeera.com)
- More than a million households lost electricity, with power restored to many but outages persisting in Volyn and Rivne. (aljazeera.com)
Sources
- [1] aljazeera.com — originally reported as “Russian attacks in Ukraine kill at least 8, cut power to 1 million”
