Russia Launches New Wave of Massive Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure

During the night of September 30, Russia launched a massive missile-and-drone attack on energy infrastructure in Kyiv and the surrounding region.

Monitoring resources eRadar and War Monitor reported strikes on energy facilities.

During the attack, they tracked ballistic and high-speed missiles heading toward the capital and energy infrastructure.

There were also reports of Russian drones flying toward and descending near energy facilities, including the area around Kyiv’s CHPP-5.

As of 9:30 a.m., the attack was still ongoing, and the air raid alert in Kyiv had not yet been lifted.

Ukrenergo also confirmed the attack’s impact on energy infrastructure, saying some consumers were without power in the morning and that crews had already begun emergency restoration work.

Later, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that during the night of September 30, Russia used Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, as well as 188 Shahed, Gerbera, Parodiya, and other types of attack drones against Ukraine. Of the drones used in the attack, 86 were jet-powered.

As of 8:00 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 160 targets, including five ballistic/high-speed missiles and 155 drones.

According to War Monitor’s estimates, Russia used 10 3M22 Zircon/3M55 Oniks-M missiles and another six 9M723 Iskander-M/RM-48U ballistic missiles launched from S-400 systems against Kyiv and its suburbs.

The attack came less than a week after Russia’s previous large-scale use of ballistic missiles against Kyiv.

Militarnyi previously reported that on the night of September 24, Russia launched three waves of attacks on the capital using Zircon and Iskander missiles, as well as attack drones.

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian air defenses intercepted around 60% of the ballistic missiles used in that attack.