Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of households on Friday and wounded at least 15 people, Ukrainian officials said. Homes were damaged across the country as strikes on civilian targets continued ahead of winter.
The attacks come as relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured sharply this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by President Donald Trump, and Trump has openly voiced his dislike of the Ukrainian leader. Zelenskyy also criticized a diesel deal Trump made with Russia and sudden limits on the use of Starshield, the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink service that supports Ukraine’s drone and communications work.
Ukraine is running short of U.S.-made Patriot missiles needed to defend against Russian ballistic attacks. Ukraine ended a brief energy-target truce on Thursday, saying Moscow ignored it.
At a European summit in Belgium, leaders vowed to keep backing Ukraine and urged Washington to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said working with American allies is “very difficult at the moment.”
The United Nations human rights office in Kyiv reported that 328 civilians were killed and 2,105 wounded in September, 85% more than in September 2025. The office said the first two weeks of October were among the deadliest periods for civilians in years.
On the Russian side, the Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 644 Ukrainian drones overnight. About 160 flights were delayed or canceled at Moscow’s four airports, according to state-backed media.
