Kyiv targeted by new drone strikes as Russia vows energy campaign

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Posted Oct 2, 2026, 06:30 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-10-02-0630
Kyiv targeted by new drone strikes as Russia vows energy campaign
Photo: Corriere della Sera

Russian forces have launched a campaign targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure alongside renewed drone strikes on Kyiv, while the EU addresses security threats.

Russia's defense ministry has launched a deliberate campaign aimed at devastating Ukraine's energy infrastructure, alongside fresh overnight drone strikes on Kyiv that injured a civilian. The heightened aerial attacks followed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's address at the United Nations General Assembly.

In retaliation, Ukrainian long-range strikes have increasingly targeted Russian oil refineries, disrupting domestic fuel supplies and forcing Moscow to import fuel from abroad. Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the European Union will not tolerate foreign hostility after German authorities identified two Moscow-linked suspects involved with explosive drones found in Leipzig.

Sources: Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica.

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