Overview

• Ukraine reported 381 Shahed-type drones and 35 missiles launched on Oct. 3, with air defenses downing most but strikes still causing critical damage to Naftogaz facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava.
• A Russian drone hit the railway station in Shostka on Oct. 4, injuring around 30 people and damaging a Kyiv-bound passenger train, according to Ukrainian officials.
• Overnight into Oct. 4, Russia launched 109 drones and three ballistic missiles, Ukraine said, as new attacks triggered blackouts for roughly 50,000 households near Chernihiv.
• Naftogaz called the Oct. 3 barrage the largest strike on its gas production infrastructure since 2022, while emergency crews worked to restore power and services in multiple regions.
• Moscow warned that supplying U.S. Tomahawk missiles would be a new escalation, even as Reuters reported they are unlikely from U.S. stocks, and Ukraine claimed drone strikes on Russia’s Azot plant in Perm Krai and the Orsk oil refinery.