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November 12, 2025 Human rights
Attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure increased in October, resulting in a high number of civilian deaths and injuries, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported today in its monthly report.
Last month, three large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure occurred – on October 10, 22, and 30 – resulting in power outages across most of the country. November brought no relief: attacks on Ukraine's power grid again caused nationwide power outages.
At least 148 civilians were killed and 929 wounded in October, matching the high figures of the previous two months.
"Another winter is approaching for civilians in Ukraine, and increasing attacks on energy infrastructure and associated power outages are increasing the risks to the population," said Danielle Bell, Head of the Monitoring Mission.
"Any prolonged interruption in heat, electricity or water supplies will create extreme hardship, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, families with young children and women, who often bear the primary responsibility for care," she added.
In October, two-thirds of civilian casualties were recorded in areas close to the front line, and one-third were in parts of Ukraine located further from the front line, including Kyiv, where people were killed and injured mainly as a result of the use of long-range missiles and drones.
The number of civilian casualties in the period January to October 2025 is 27 percent higher than in the same period last year, and the total number of casualties in the first ten months of 2025 has already exceeded the total number of casualties for all of 2024.
It was also reported that Ukrainian armed forces attacked energy and industrial facilities in the Russian Federation. However, the Monitoring Mission was unable to verify the impact of these attacks on the civilian population.
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