Blackout across Dnipropetrovsk region as Russian forces hit infrastructure targets

That’s according to the chief of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Valentyn Reznichenko, who broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"An enemy attack lasted more than five hours. The terrorist state has again struck our critical infrastructure objects," the official wrote.

According to Reznichenko, the Russians fired missiles at the energy infrastructure in two districts: "There is serious destruction. Many settlements were left without power."

He noted that all emergency services have scrambled to address the aftermath of the strike. These teams are eliminating the consequences of the attack. Power engineers are restoring the affected equipment, keeping the power system running.

A “total austerity” regime is being introduced in the region so that hospitals, as well as transport, and other important social infrastructure, are able to continue operations.

As reported earlier, on October 10 Russia launched a massive missile attack on multiple critical infrastructure objects across Ukraine, targeting energy-generating facilities. 

In the wake of the brutal attack aiming to de-energize Ukraine, Ukraine's leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, have called on the international community to step up military aid to the embattled nation, supplying the sufficient number of air defense systems to protect the Ukrainian sky from Russian missiles, drones, and warplanes. 

Zelensky raised the issue in his calls with the leaders of the U.S., UK, and Canada.

Following the call with Zelensky, U.S. President Joe Biden made an announcement on further defense assistance to Ukraine, which will include "advanced air defense" systems.

Photo: Valentyn Reznichenko, Telegram