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Ukraine Reports 217 Clashes as Kyiv Claims Strikes on Volgograd Energy Sites, Blackouts Hit Chernihiv

Energy infrastructure emerges as a primary target, raising winter supply risks after recent strikes cut domestic gas output.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff logged 217 combat engagements in the past day, citing the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk and Olexandrivsk axes and estimating total Russian personnel losses at about 1,119,390, with 1,020 in the last 24 hours.
  • Kyiv says its forces struck the Korobkovsky gas processing plant and the Yefimovka dispatch station in Russia’s Volgograd region, while local officials reported fires at fuel‑energy facilities; the scale of damage remains unverified.
  • Grid operator Ukrenergo reported three simultaneous rolling blackout queues in Chernihiv due to damage from Russian attacks, with additional outages and repairs under way in Odesa after a night strike.
  • Bloomberg reports Ukraine told allies that October 3 attacks destroyed roughly 60% of domestic gas production, prompting plans to import about 4.4 bcm of gas at an estimated cost of €1.9 billion.
  • Local sources in occupied Crimea describe a large fire at the Feodosiya oil terminal and allege authorities ordered silence on the incident, with pro‑Kremlin outlets largely avoiding coverage.