Life in occupied Donetsk: no water, no power, and run by Russian carpetbaggers

On the morning of October 15, a Russian attack struck parts of Rivne and the surrounding region, causing widespread power outages, according to Regional Governor Oleksandr Koval. Utility crews were tasked with restoring electricity to the affected areas. Earlier, on October 14, another power outage occurred in Kyiv's right bank, forcing thousands of residents to endure darkness without electricity.

Earlier that night, Russia launched a series of ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, resulting in five casualties and damaging a power plant and a high-rise residential building. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that Ukraine was caught off guard by the attack, as the missiles were detected only when they approached the capital.

Towards dawn, Russia executed a second wave of missile strikes, targeting energy infrastructure in Kyiv and its surrounding areas. Russia fired a total of 39 missiles and 128 drones during the attacks. Ukrainian Air Defense Forces managed to intercept four missiles and neutralize 90% of the drones, but the damage was already done.

DTEK, the city's primary utility provider, declared emergency power outages across five districts in response to the strikes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia had targeted 26 energy infrastructure facilities and four oil and gas hubs, rendering over 600,000 Ukrainians without power. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi confirmed that Russia had struck all of Kyiv's thermal power plants and numerous other energy infrastructure facilities.