Strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on the infrastructure of Ukraine on October 4-5
Russian troops attacked targets in several regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv and Odessa region
Quick Look
- On October 4 and 5, the Russian Armed Forces attacked military and infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk and other regions of Ukraine.
- Pollution checks were carried out in the Odessa region, and power outages occurred in Kyiv.
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Why It Matters
The Russian Armed Forces continue their special operation in Ukraine, striking military and energy infrastructure.
On October 4 and 5, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike targets in Ukraine as part of a special military operation. According to information from the author of the channel “Chronicles of Geraniums” in the Max messenger, yesterday afternoon and tonight the Russian Aerospace Forces and Missile Forces attacked targets in the Donbass, Sumy, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Nikolaev, Odessa, Chernigov, Poltava, Khmelnitsky, Kirovograd, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Dnepropetrovsk and Kherson regions, as well as in Odessa and Kyiv.
Checks for radiation and chemical contamination have begun in one of the regions
On the morning of October 4, an explosion was heard during an air raid in Odessa. Around the same time, the building of the Ukrtelecom company caught fire in Dnepropetrovsk after an explosion.
On the evening of the same day, a large fire started in Chernomorsk, Odessa region, after Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck the infrastructure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU). Presumably, the fire engulfed the tanks of the Ukrainian Black Sea Industry oil extraction plant, which is located near the seaport.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), the day before, the Russian military hit four dry cargo ships in the port of Chernomorsk, which were used to deliver military cargo in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In addition, the Ministry of Defense informed about attacks on Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea.
Another target of the Russian Armed Forces in the Odessa region was the port point of Vilkovo, which was used for the transfer of military cargo, and storage facilities for fuel and lubricants in the port of Chernomorsk.
On the morning of October 5, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine announced checks for radiation and chemical contamination in the Odessa region after a night attack by the Russian Armed Forces. The department noted that as a result of the strikes in the region, industrial infrastructure was damaged and a powerful fire occurred.
The Russian Armed Forces continued to hit bridges in Kyiv
On the morning of October 4, the Russian military struck the Northern Bridge over the Dnieper in Kyiv, said the mayor of the city, Vitaliy Klitschko. This information was later confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Russian department explained that the attack on the road was carried out due to the fact that troops and military cargo were being transported along it.
Advisor to the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Ivannikov, commenting on the strike of the Russian Armed Forces on the Northern Bridge in Kyiv, noted that this will greatly complicate the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Strikes by the Russian Armed Forces cut off power to Kyiv
On the evening of October 4, power outages began in Kyiv. The power was turned off in different areas of the Ukrainian capital. Voltage surges were also observed in Brovary, Kyiv region, and nearby settlements.
As the author of the channel “Chronicles of Geraniums” writes, at night explosions thundered in the area of CHPP-6 in Kyiv, in the Zgurovka area of the Kyiv region and in the area of the electrical substation 750 “Kyiv”. Also, according to his information, explosions at the 750 Kyiv substation were heard on the evening of October 4. In addition, an explosion was reported in the area of the Trypillya Thermal Power Plant.
The failure of Ukrainian air defense was explained
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga said that Russia is systematically attacking the bridge infrastructure of the capital. In this regard, he called for strengthening the air defense system of Ukraine.
However, Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, believes that the potential of the grouping of forces and means of the Ukrainian air defense has actually been exhausted. According to him, this happened largely due to Russia’s improvement of the Geranium family of UAVs. These drones have become faster and provide high-precision destruction in the final part of the trajectory.
Open Questions
- What is the real scale of damage to infrastructure in the regions?
- What measures will the Ukrainian side take to strengthen air defense?
