Ukraine Plagued by Power Outages After Russian Strikes

Local residents pass a destroyed Russian personnel armored carrier in the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, on Oct. 17, 2022, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images

Air raid sirens continued to wail across Ukraine and in the capital Kyiv on Oct. 18 as loud blasts were also reported in several cities, along with major power disruptions in the Mykolaiv region.

Officials in Kyiv said at least two energy facilities in the central city of Dnipro had been badly damaged, presumably by Russian artillery fire.