Berdychiv city council
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Russia strikes 28 substations in overnight attack on Ukrainian energy grid, triggering outages in 10 oblasts
On the night and morning of October 19, Russia launched a combined drone and missile strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, hitting 28 substations and other facilities and causing new power outages across ten oblasts. President Zelensky held a selector meeting to coordinate restoration and air-defense efforts, while Ukrenergo imposed hourly outage schedules and urged consumers to limit use of powerful appliances between 16:00 and 22:00. Air defense reportedly intercepted 247 drones and missiles overnight, though hits were recorded at 25 locations.