Overview

• Bloomberg reported that early‑October Russian attacks disabled about 60% of Ukraine’s domestic gas production, with Kyiv estimating roughly 4.4 bcm in extra imports costing about €1.9 billion by March.
• Ukrenergo said Chernihiv region is running three simultaneous rolling‑blackout queues due to damaged equipment, with additional outages reported in Odesa after overnight drone strikes.
• Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 217 combat engagements in the past day, with the heaviest fighting near Pokrovsk, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian commanders were ordered to take the city at any cost.
• Ukraine’s military said it struck the Korobkovsky gas‑processing plant and the Yefimovka dispatch station in Russia’s Volgograd region, reporting explosions and fires, as Russian officials acknowledged blazes at fuel‑energy sites and claimed drone interceptions.
• The government allocated Hr 1.5 billion to reinforce frontline energy assets, created a rapid‑repair reserve, kept a fixed household gas price, barred disconnections in frontline communities, and the SBU reported arresting a Russian agent plotting strikes in Myrhorod.