Overview

• Naftogaz said Russia launched the largest strike on its gas production assets since the invasion, firing 35 missiles, including ballistic types, and 60 drones at facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava, causing critical damage as repair crews work on site.
• Ukrenergo reported widespread outages with the worst impacts in Sumy and Chernihiv, and overnight drones on October 4 left about 50,000 customers without power in Chernihiv region as emergency restoration continued.
• Officials said two separate strikes hit locomotives at the Shostka railway station—first a suburban train, then the Kyiv–Shostka service—with President Volodymyr Zelensky reporting dozens of injured passengers and rail workers as evacuations proceeded.
• Ukraine’s General Staff logged 159 engagements over the past day, with defenders stopping 56 assault attempts around the Pokrovsk axis and continued pressure near Kupiansk where evacuations have become more difficult.
• Zelensky convened the Stavka to strengthen protection and restoration of energy infrastructure, and Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiha urged delivery of additional air defenses, long‑range capabilities and immediate energy support as temperatures drop.