Damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure led to interruptions in electricity, heating and water supplies. Ukraine: attacks on energy infrastructure intensify Human rights
Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have increased in October, with large numbers of civilian deaths and injuries reported, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission to Ukraine said today in its monthly report.
Last month there were three large-scale attacks on the energy infrastructure on October 10, 22 and 30, which led to emergency power outages in most regions of the country. November brought no relief, as attacks on Ukraine’s power grid again caused blackouts across the country.
At least 148 civilians were killed and 929 injured in October, matching the high tolls of the previous two months.
“Another winter is upon us for civilians in Ukraine, and the increase in attacks on energy infrastructure and associated power outages increases the risks to the population,” said Danielle Bell, head of the Monitoring Mission. for the elderly, people with disabilities, families with young children and women, who often bear the primary responsibility for caring for [loved ones],” she added. and are injured primarily by long-range missiles and drones.
The number of civilian casualties between January and October 2025 is 27 percent higher than the same period last year, and the total number of casualties in the first ten months of 2025 has already exceeded the total number of casualties in all of 2024 year.
It is also reported that Ukrainian armed forces attacked energy and industrial facilities in the Russian Federation. However, the Monitoring Mission was unable to verify the impact of these attacks on the civilian population.