Russian attacks in Ukraine kill at least 8, cut power to 1 million

Author: Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersPublished on: October 17, 2026Country: Ukraine
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Russian attacks in Ukraine kill at least 8, cut power to 1 million

Russian attacks across nine Ukrainian regions on Friday killed at least eight people and wounded 60, Ukrainian officials said. Two people were killed and 12 wounded in Kharkiv, with other deaths reported in Kramatorsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn and Rivne. Drones struck shopping centres in Rivne and Sumy, as well as a food-processing facility and a customs terminal in Volyn. More than a million people lost power; repair crews restored electricity to over a million, while the blackout in Lutsk could last at least 24 hours.

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