Power outages continue across Chernihiv region after Russian strikes
Scheduled hourly power outages remain in effect across Chernihiv region.
05 October 2025
Scheduled hourly power outages remain in effect across Chernihiv region.
Russian drones targeted two civilian vehicles in the Kharkiv region throughout the day, killing two men and injuring a female volunteer.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a business facility in the Dnipro district was damaged as a result of an overnight strike, while during the day, the enemy shelled the Nikopol area.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with the Prime Minister and Naftogaz leadership to discuss speeding up recovery efforts following Russian attacks.
A total of 11 underground schools have already opened in the Zaporizhzhia region, with plans to reach 24 by the end of the year.
Russian troops carried out more than ten shelling attacks on the Chernihiv region throughout the day.
The Finnish Chairmanship of the OSCE has condemned recent Russian attacks on Ukraine and called on Russia to end its war of aggression.
Debris from a falling missile and several drones was recorded in the Ternopil region following a nighttime enemy attack. Minor roof damage was reported in the Chortkiv area.
As of 16:00, four people were reported killed and eight injured in Lviv region following a Russian missile and drone attack.
Russian troops launched an attack on the village of Malokaterynivka in the Zaporizhzhia district.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia is increasing the scale of attacks on Ukraine, destroying civilian infrastructure, yet there is no strong, adequate global response.
As of 16:00, four people were reported killed and eight injured in Lviv region following a Russian missile and drone attack.
Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops have engaged in 106 combat clashes, with the heaviest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector, where 24 clashes have been recorded.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) for their defense of the country presenting them with state awards.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko held an on-site meeting in Sumy region to coordinate efforts of government agencies involved in eliminating the aftermath of Russian shelling.
Lithuania’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Inga Stanytė-Toločkienė, responded to the combined overnight strikes carried out by Russian forces against Ukrainian cities early on Sunday, October 5, emphasizing the growing intensity of Russia’s air attacks.
Ruslan Shalamov, a biology and ecology teacher from Kharkiv, has been named the winner of the 2025 Global Teacher Prize Ukraine, the country’s annual national award for educators.
As a result of Russia’s large-scale combined attack on Ukraine, the Lviv and Zaporizhzhia regions suffered the most damage. Rescue teams have already extinguished 10 of 13 fires that broke out at the sites of the strikes.
Due to a Russian combined attack on the night of October 5, Naftogaz facilities were damaged for the second time in a week — direct hits and destruction were reported.
Air defense forces of Ukraine neutralized 478 aerial targets out of 549 launched by Russia during its attack on Ukraine starting in the evening of October 4, including 439 drones of various types, one Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, 32 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles, and six Kalibr cruise missiles.
In Chernihiv, an enemy UAV hit a gas station.
A school, a kindergarten, and a church were hit in Lviv as a result of massive shelling by the Russian army.
During the night of October 5, the Russian Federation carried out a combined missile and drone strike targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In particular, equipment belonging to JSC Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo was damaged.
A family of four, including a 15-year-old girl, was killed in the village of Lapaivka in the Lviv region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia launched more than 50 missiles and about 500 attack drones at Ukraine overnight. Five people were killed, and 10 were injured.
The experience of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is already influencing the formation of a new military doctrine.
Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) are experiencing a personnel shortage, particularly a lack of specialists needed to staff newly created units.
The number of people injured as a result of the Russian Federation's attack on Zaporizhzhia is rapidly increasing—ten victims have already been reported.
The number of people injured as a result of the Russian Federation's attack on Zaporizhzhia is rapidly increasing—ten victims have already been reported.
Over the past nine months, mobile fire teams of the Volunteer Formations of Territorial Communities (VFTCs) have destroyed 350 enemy targets.