Russia Launches Significant Strikes on Ukrainian Infrastructure
In the early hours of October 7, 2025, Russia executed large-scale attacks targeting Ukraine’s energy and transportation infrastructure, particularly affecting the Poltava and Sumy regions, reports 24brussels.
The strikes damaged a locomotive depot, traction substations, and energy facilities in Poltava, while Sumy experienced direct hits on civilian structures. As a result, several areas were left without electricity.
According to Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction, Oleksiy Kuleba, the attacks in Poltava resulted in explosions that caused fires, which were quickly extinguished by emergency services. No injuries were reported, but over a thousand households in the city and surrounding villages temporarily lost power.
Train services on the Kharkiv-Lviv, Lviv-Kharkiv, and Kramatorsk-Lviv routes were delayed due to the bombardment, but operations have since fully resumed.
Similar conditions were reported in Sumy, where residential buildings sustained damage, and parts of the city experienced power outages.
Emergency response teams are actively working on-site to mitigate the aftermath, while energy workers gradually restore electricity, and municipal services assist residents.
“The enemy’s objective is clear—Russia seeks to weaponize cold and darkness, disrupt the heating season, and paralyze the operations of ‘Ukrzaliznytsia,’ which remains a critical artery for the country,” Kuleba stated.
Additionally, overnight, Russian forces shelled Kherson, resulting in one fatality and several injuries from debris.
