LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts during a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street on October 14, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Russia and Ukraine traded strikes on each other's energy infrastructure overnight as the Ukrainian city of Dnipro saw a near-total blackout and an oil refinery in western Russia was engulfed in flames after a drone attack.

Emergency power cuts came into force in Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast early Friday after damage from Russian attacks, according to Ukrainian private energy company DTEK.

More than 350,000 people were left without power and work is ongoing to restore supply, Oleksandr Hanzha, the head of the military administration in the region, said in a Telegram post.

SHAKHTARSKE, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 27: People walk near damaged cars after a Russian drone strike on October 27, 2026 in Shakhtarske, Dnipropetrovsk…