Firefighters battle a blaze set by Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, October 5, 2025
Sunday’s Coverage: “Brutal” Russian Attack on Railway Station Kills 1, Injures 30
UPDATE 0631 GMT:
Ukraine’s drones struck airfields and an oil terminal overnight in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Explosions were reported near the Saki and Kacha airfields. A fuel tank was ignited at the Feodosia oil terminal, starting a large fire visible tens of kilometers away.
Russian authorities on the peninsula have made no statement.
Feodosia is the largest oil depot in Crimea, storing up to 250,000 tons of fuel.
Ukrainian strikes have led to rationing of gasoline in the occupied area. As of late September, around 50% of stations had stopped selling fuel.
Claimed video of the burning terminal:
BREAKING: A massive fire has erupted at the largest oil terminal in occupied Crimea
The blaze can be seen from dozens of kilometers away.
Fuel shortages in Crimea have already forced authorities to cut public transport routes. The deficit now reaches 56% of demand, and… pic.twitter.com/YVQP53WsYQ
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 6, 2025
A Ukrainian attack damaged energy facilities in Belgorod city in western Russia, leaving almost 40,000 residents without electricity.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the assault caused “significant damage” across seven municipalities.
On Monday, partial power outages continued in 24 settlements, affecting 5,400 residents, he said.
ORIGINAL ENTRY: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says the world has offered “zero real reaction” to Russia’s intense drone and missile strikes.
Zelensky spoke after Moscow launched one of its largest assaults of its 44 1/2-month full scale invasion, with around 500 drones and 52 missiles. Six civilians were murdered and 18 injured in the five-hour attack early Sunday.
In the Lviv region in western Ukraine, a focus of the strikes, a 15-year-old girl and three other members of her family were slain when their house was destroyed. Eight others were wounded.
Russian strike killed 15-year-old Anastasia Hrytsiv in her family home in western Ukraine on 5 October.
She died alongside her mother and grandparents in Lapaivka village, Lviv oblast, when the attack completely destroyed their house.
"We cannot believe she won't return to… pic.twitter.com/Fwww3522WI
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) October 5, 2025
In his nightly address to the nation, Zelensky said the Russians “are not even trying to hide their true intentions” as they hit civilians areas and try to demolish energy infrastructure.
The President noted that the drones and missiles included components from countries such as the US, Taiwan, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and South Korea. He called for stronger export controls and tougher sanctions.
There is no worthy, strong reaction from the world to everything that is happening. To the constant increase in the scale and audacity of the strikes. That is why Putin is doing this: he is simply laughing at the West, at its silence and lack of strong action in response.
Russia is openly trying to destroy our civilian infrastructure right now, ahead of winter – our gas infrastructure, our power generation and transmission. Zero real reaction from the world. We will fight so that the world does not remain silent and so that Russia feels the… pic.twitter.com/7AXfXD6x7U
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 5, 2025