Overview

• Zelensky reported more than 3,100 drones, 92 missiles and about 1,360 glide bombs used against Ukraine in the past week, with strikes on electricity and gas networks causing widespread blackouts.
• Authorities detailed new hits on energy infrastructure across several regions after an Oct. 10 overnight barrage, as repair crews worked to restore service and 800,000 Kyiv residents regained power on Saturday.
• The Financial Times reported U.S. intelligence has been helping Ukraine target energy sites in Russia, while Ukraine has stepped up refinery strikes, hitting at least 16 of 38 facilities since August and disrupting diesel exports.
• Zelensky held a second call in two days with President Donald Trump and also spoke with France’s Emmanuel Macron to push for air defenses, long‑range capabilities and faster deliveries through mechanisms such as an expanded PURL list.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said it targeted energy facilities it links to Ukraine’s military industry, while Ukrainian officials reported civilian casualties, including a child killed in Kostiantynivka, and raised safety concerns around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.