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Russian attacks disrupt power in Kyiv, while the death toll in a stricken village rises to 40

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  1. Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as Kherson ceasefire to end

    Headline from BBC News ·

  2. Russian attacks kill 6, injure 50 across Ukraine over past day, as energy facilities targeted in multiple regions

    Headline from The Kyiv Independent ·

  3. Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1714: Russia launches one of largest attacks on Ukraine’s power grid of war

    Headline from Euromaidan Press ·

  4. Newest

    Russian attacks disrupt power in Kyiv, while the death toll in a stricken village rises to 40

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

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  1. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attack hits Kyiv energy facility, leaving parts of four districts without power (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Editor's note: This is a developing story. A Russian attack struck an energy facility in Kyiv on the evening of Oct. 30, leaving parts of four districts without electricity, Ukrainian energy company DTEK reported.

  2. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill 1, injure 47 over past day, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Russia continued its campaign against Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, targeting infrastructure in at least four regions overnight and injuring three workers from the Ukrainian energy company DTEK.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Oleshky ceasefire ends, Russian attacks continue (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A US-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine's southern Kherson region ended on Sunday night with no violations reported. But Russian drones and missiles hit other regions in Ukraine.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine news: Oleshky ceasefire ends as Russian attacks leave tens of thousands without power (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A US-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine's southern Kherson region ended on Sunday night with no violations reported. Elsewhere, however, Russia struck energy infrastructure in at least four other regions. DW has more.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Russian attacks leave tens of thousands without power (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia struck energy infrastructure in at least four regions overnight. Meanwhile, a Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire for the Kherson region is set to end on Sunday evening. DW has more.

  6. Latin Times

    Russia Kills Power in 4 Ukrainian Regions; Kyiv Burns a Lukoil Refinery — Trump's Ceasefire Collapses (opens Latin Times)

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    Russian strikes damaged power infrastructure across four Ukrainian regions, while Ukrainian drones hit the NORSI refinery in Russia, underscoring the collapse of an energy ceasefire announced by Donald Trump.

  7. BBC News

    Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as Kherson ceasefire to end (opens BBC News)

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    A rare humanitarian ceasefire has allowed civilians to evacuate the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.

  8. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill 2, injure over 30 across Ukraine over past day as 10 regions face power outages (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    The power supply situation was most difficult in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv oblasts following Russian attacks, the Energy Ministry said.

  9. France 24

    Russian strikes kill 26 in Ukraine after longest ceasefire ends (opens France 24)

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    Russia killed at least 26 people in strikes on a village in southern Ukraine on Monday, including civilians collecting humanitarian aid, emergency workers and police officers. The attack came hours after a rare ceasefire ended, extinguishing hopes of progress towards peace.

  10. The Kyiv Independent

    Russia unleashes biggest mass attack on Ukraine's energy this year (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Energy officials recorded one of the largest waves of Russian ballistic missiles targeting critical infrastructure, with Russia also launching cruise missiles, jet-powered drones, and propeller-powered drones, Vitalii Zaichenko, CEO of Ukrenergo, the country's state grid operator, told the Kyiv Inde…

  11. Financial Times

    Russia unleashes massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure (opens Financial Times)

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    Power plants and substations hit in nine regions as Ukraine’s air force struggles to intercept missiles and drones

  12. New York Post

    Russian strikes knock out power to swathes of Ukraine; Kyiv hits Russian refinery (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Russia launched a sweeping, multi-wave bombardment of Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Tuesday, knocking out power to swathes of the country with missiles and drones.

  13. The Kyiv Independent

    Kyiv faces emergency power cuts, widespread water outages after Russia's largest attack on energy infrastructure this year (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The widespread power and water outages in Kyiv follow Russia's largest mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this year, which targeted substations, transmission systems, and power plants across the country.

  14. Al-Monitor

    Russia bombards Ukraine power grid before Abu Dhabi talks; Merz urges Moscow to engage (opens Al-Monitor)

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    KYIV/BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russia bombarded Ukraine's energy infrastructure in waves on Tuesday, knocking out power to swathes of the country with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, a week before US-brokered peace talks were due to resume.

  15. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukraine war latest: Russia launches biggest mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this year (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Key developments on Nov. 3: * Russia hits substation critical for nuclear power plant in biggest mass attack on Ukraine's energy this year * Civil unrest near Kyiv exposes deeper social tensions but 'outside influence' played a role, Budanov says * Russian missile attack hits Kharkiv medical facilit…

  16. Euromaidan Press

    One of largest Russian attacks yet on Ukraine’s energy system forces emergency blackouts across regions and leaves Kyiv without water (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Euromaidan Press's feed description

    Russia has struck energy facilities more than 20 times in the past day, using an unprecedented number of weapons.

  17. Euromaidan Press

    Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1714: Russia launches one of largest attacks on Ukraine’s power grid of war (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Russia fires 59 cruise missiles at Ukraine’s grid and bombs a Kharkiv hospital hours before Americans vote.

  18. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Russia attacks power infrastructure (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    WAR IN UKRAINE

  19. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Russian strikes disrupt water and power in Kyiv as rescuers still search for survivors in the south (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Russian attacks on critical infrastructure have caused power and water outages in Kyiv and surrounding areas

  20. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill 6, injure 50 across Ukraine over past day, as energy facilities targeted in multiple regions (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Russian forces continued to target the energy infrastructure of Ukraine over the past day, including Odesa, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, western Ternopil, Volyn, and Rivne oblasts, the local authorities said on Oct. 4.

  21. Courthouse News Service

    Russian attacks disrupt power in Kyiv, while the death toll in a stricken village rises to 40 (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Officials from the U.S., Germany, France, Britain, NATO, the World Bank and the EU met in Brussels to discuss the massive reconstruction effort that will be required once the war ends.

  22. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Russian attacks trigger outages (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian attacks triggered power and water outages for hours Wednesday across Kyiv and surrounding regions while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the death toll in a stricken village in southern Ukraine rose to 40 in one of the deadliest strikes there in nearly five years of war.

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