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Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of October 9, 2025.

Russian forces carried out a combined strike on critical infrastructure, targeting Ukraine’s energy sector. As a result of the attack, equipment was damaged, and the situation remains difficult in two regions.

During the night of October 9, Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine, using 112 strike UAVs of various types.

The fighting in Ukraine harms not only people and nature but also the atmosphere. Constant explosions, fires, and the destruction of forests lead to significant emissions of aerosols and combustion products, which intensify the greenhouse effect.

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of October 7, 2025.

Almost half of Russia’s oil refineries have been affected by drone and missile strikes.

Russian night drone and artillery strikes hit Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions, killing one, injuring several, and causing widespread power outages and infrastructure damage.

Ukrainian drone strike Russia’s fourth-largest refinery – the Lukoil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, about 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian army carried out 702 strikes across 18 settlements, resulting in one death and multiple injuries.

Russian military forces launched a large-scale combined aerial assault on Ukraine, marking one of the most intense attacks since the beginning of the war.

Poland scrambled military aircraft in response to Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine, including strikes on the neighboring Lviv region.

In the Lviv region, which came under a massive Russian attack overnight, the death toll has risen to four, with another four people injured.