# Zelensky reports one of the most massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy system

https://mins.news/en/item/104324

- TASS, 2026-10-17 12:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203529

> Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 15 major power generation and transmission facilities in various regions of Ukraine were attacked on October 16. He described the situation as most difficult in Lutsk, Rovno, Zhitomir, Vinnitsa, Shepetovka, Slavuta and Neteshin, and said energy sites in other regions were also struck.

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