Ukraine war live: ‘Massive’ Russian attack causes power outages in Kiev

A major Russian attack on central Kiev early today caused a fire in a high-rise apartment building and targeted energy sites, knocking out power in parts of the capital, officials said.

“From the explosions that just occurred – a ballistic missile attack is underway. Missiles one after another, air defense is active,” Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev city military administration, said in an update at 2:41 a.m. local time.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said nine people were injured, five of whom were taken to hospital. He said power cuts and disruption of water supply had affected districts located on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, which runs through the city.

Pictures posted online showed the apartment on fire and firefighters rushed to the scene. Fragments of the dropped drone also fell on many parts of the city.

Energy Minister Svitlana Grinchuk said the Russian military had attacked energy sites. “Energy experts are taking all necessary measures to minimize negative consequences,” Grinchuk said on Facebook.

“As soon as security conditions allow, energy experts will begin to clarify the consequences of the attack and conduct restoration work.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan yesterday to take part in meetings with leaders of other ex-Soviet republics focusing on regional development and their relations with Moscow.

India now considered largest supplier of fuel According to a new report, additives are used to enhance the capabilities of Russian fighter planes.

A Kiev-based think tank has found that more than half a dozen Indian companies – suppliers and manufacturers based in Delhi and Mumbai – were expected to supply nearly half of Russia’s total imported fuel additives in 2024.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Vladimir Putin is “personally horrified” by a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

“The head of Russia is personally afraid of an armistice, because once the armistice is in place, it will be difficult for him to return to war. Moving from a full-scale war to an armistice and then later resuming a full-scale war – it is not easy for him,” Zelensky said on X Today.

He said, “It is not easy economically, it is not easy with society, and it is not easy with the world. And certainly not easy with the countries that are still shaking hands with Putin today. That is why, for the moment, they have chosen war.”

Zelensky said Ukraine’s long-range strikes, tighter sanctions, holding on to the battlefield, defending itself in the conflict at this time, but “undoubtedly, supporting peaceful initiatives, because it’s the right thing to do – it will work”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kiev will nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he sends Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and helps negotiate a ceasefire with Russia.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday about his most recent meeting with Trump at the UN General Assembly last month, Zelensky said: “I didn’t hear ‘no’. What I heard was that work will continue at the technical level and this possibility will be considered.”

He added: “The plan to end the war will not be easy, but it is certainly the way forward. And if Trump offers the world – above all, the Ukrainian people – a chance for such a ceasefire, then yes, he should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

“We will nominate him on behalf of Ukraine.”

A Russian An oil depot was attacked in a drone attack ukraineChernihiv region on Wednesday morning (October 8), local governor Vyacheslav Chaus said in a statement posted on Facebook.

Footage released on Wednesday (October 8) shows a huge fireball and plumes of black smoke rising into the air as emergency service workers try to tackle the blaze using foam.

Following the attacks, the National Energy Company of Ukraine said that several areas of Ukraine had been left without electricity.

“The situation is most difficult in the Chernihiv region, where the local power company is forced to cut power for three hours at a time. Emergency repair work is ongoing,” the statement said.

The 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army posted a video telegram A man identifying himself as Majoti Sahil Mohammad Hussain is shown in its custody. The man claims to be a 22-year-old man from Morbi in the western state of Gujarat.