Ukraine must first protect 203 key infrastructure facilities – Zelensky
Ukraine is prioritizing air defense for 203 critical infrastructure facilities, including those related to the country's energy and gas systems, as well as water supply.
10 October 2025
Ukraine is prioritizing air defense for 203 critical infrastructure facilities, including those related to the country's energy and gas systems, as well as water supply.
As of 19:00, water supply has been fully restored across all districts of Kyiv. Work to bring power back online is ongoing, but since last night 540,000 consumers have already been reconnected.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans, after which the two countries' defense ministers signed a memorandum on joint drone production.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone call with President of Finland Alexander Stubb to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced agreements with Norway and the Netherlands to support the restoration of Ukraine’s energy systems following Russian attacks.
Throughout the day, Russian forces attacked Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery, damaging power lines, residential buildings, and a car.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has urged residents of the capital to stock up on water, prepare first aid kits and food supplies, and charge backup power devices.
The Odesa-Tolyatti ammonia pipeline has been damaged as a result of Russian artillery shelling in Donetsk region.
In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, the enemy launched a FAB-250 air strike on a residential area, damaging residential buildings.
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of wounded increased to eight as a result of a combined Russian attack.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday evening approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, which increases the authorized funding under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) to $500 million.
Emergency power outage schedules in Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy have been cancelled, while standard outage schedules remain in place. In Kyiv, electricity has been restored to 270,000 customers.
Overnight on October 10, during a missile and drone attack on the town of Kaniv in Cherkasy region, ten people were injured, including a 10-year-old boy.
In September, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck 70 facilities of Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted 420 drones and missiles launched by Russian forces since the evening, with direct hits recorded in 19 locations.
Overnight, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, damaging power grids and municipal systems in Kyiv and 11 regions.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on all international partners to respond decisively to the massive Russian terrorist attack targeting critical civilian infrastructure, including the energy sector, across Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles.
Following a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, emergency power outages have been implemented in several regions of the country.
President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that during the night, Russia launched more than 30 missiles and over 450 drones targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. More than 20 people were injured, and in Zaporizhzhia, a child was killed.
On the night of October 10, Russian forces launched an attack on thermal power plants operated by DTEK Group.
In Kremenchuk district of Poltava region, an energy infrastructure facility was damaged as a result of direct hits and falling debris from Russian aerial targets.
In Kyiv region, about 28,000 households in Brovary and Boryspil districts were left without electricity overnight on Friday, October 10, following a massive combined attack by Russian forces using missiles of various types and strike drones.
In Kyiv region, about 28,000 households in Brovary and Boryspil districts were left without electricity overnight on Friday, October 10, following a massive combined attack by Russian forces using missiles of various types and strike drones.
In Cherkasy region, infrastructure was damaged as a result of an air attack by Russian forces; three people sought medical assistance.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck 812 enemy targets, and since the beginning of October, as many as 7,198 targets have been hit.
There were 245 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops on October 9, with the heaviest pressure applied in the Pokrovsk sector. Increased enemy activity was also recorded in the Oleksandrohrad and Southern Slobozhanshchyna sectors.
The number of people injured in the enemy attack on Kyiv has risen to 12.
The Russian army struck the city of Dnipro and several districts of the region with missiles and UAVs, damaging energy infrastructure.
A seven-year-old boy wounded during a Russian drone attack has died in hospital in Zaporizhzhia.
Nine people were injured in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv's Pecherskyi district, while in the Desnianskyi district drone debris fell on the grounds of a polyclinic.