{"id":30757,"date":"2026-09-30T15:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30757"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:27:28","slug":"russian-strikes-kill-7-in-kyiv-as-crumbling-air-defence-pushes-ukraine-towards-a-harsh-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30757","title":{"rendered":"Russian strikes kill 7 in Kyiv as crumbling air defence pushes Ukraine towards a harsh winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134597473,imgsize-224972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/134597473.jpg\" alt=\"Russian strikes kill 7 in Kyiv as crumbling air defence pushes Ukraine towards a harsh winter\" title=\"A rescuer walks past a church destroyed by a Russian air strike, (Photo: Reuters).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A rescuer walks past a church destroyed by a Russian air strike, (Photo: Reuters).\">A rescuer walks past a church destroyed by a Russian air strike, (Photo: Reuters).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Overnight Russian drone and missile attacks on the power grid and areas around Kyiv left seven people dead, officials said on Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>According to the AP, the assault caused power cuts and raised questions over whether it signalled the start of Russia&#8217;s expected cold-weather offensive, which Ukrainian officials characterise as an attempt to &#8220;weaponise winter&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said on Telegram that Russia had struck energy infrastructure on virtually every day since the summer. However, he said an attack of such scale, combining different types of weapons, had not occurred since the end of the last heating season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cThere has been virtually no day since summer when the enemy did not attack energy infrastructure,\u201d Koretskyi said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cBut such a massive and combined attack happened for the first time since the end of the last heating season\u201d, he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Since the end of August, Moscow has significantly increased the frequency of air campaigns against Kyiv, piling pressure on the country as it prepares for winter.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>In the colder months, Russia routinely targets energy facilities in an effort to deprive Ukrainians of heating, electricity and running water.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said the rise in strikes had brought days of almost continuous air raid alerts across the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cRussia is intensifying its terror: jet-powered drones during the day, ballistic and cruise missiles at night, constant attacks against our cities and civilian life,\u201d Sybiha said on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv was the main target for Russians.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Kyiv\u2019s air defence vulnerability<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>According to reports, Ukraine is critically short of US-made Patriot missiles, its primary defence against fast-moving Russian weaponry.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Russia has taken advantage of weaknesses in Ukraine&#8217;s air defences by using ballistic missiles and new jet-<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>powered drones, both of which are difficult to intercept.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Ukrainian air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said that Russia launched 2,850 jet-propelled drones against Ukraine in August.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>By Tuesday, the country had already fired 3,177 this month, Ihnat said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Speaking on Ukrainian television late on Tuesday, Ihnat said the attacks arrive in waves, mostly directed at Kyiv and its surrounding region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>He said Ukraine requires more missiles for its Patriot systems to counter ballistic threats, as well as for other ground-based air defences.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/russian-strikes-kill-seven-in-kyiv-as-crumbling-air-defence-pushes-ukraine-towards-a-harsh-winter\/articleshow\/134597473.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rescuer walks past a church destroyed by a Russian air strike, (Photo: Reuters). Overnight Russian drone and missile attacks on the power grid and areas around Kyiv left seven people dead, officials said on Wednesday.According to the AP, the assault caused power cuts and raised questions over whether it signalled the start of Russia&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/134597473.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"A rescuer walks past a church destroyed by a Russian air strike, (Photo: Reuters). 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