Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s energy sector on September 30 with drones carrying a special warhead that, according to Ukrainian presidential adviser and military technology expert Serhii Flash, was developed to destroy high-voltage pylons and metal bridge structures. According to the authorities, the strikes hit major power lines near Kyiv and energy facilities in the Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions, after which emergency blackouts were introduced in several regions.

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Ukrainian intelligence services received two Russian documents with plans for strikes on Ukraine’s energy and municipal infrastructure for the coming winter, said Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal. According to him, Kyiv will respond symmetrically and is already strengthening the protection of facilities.

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In Germany, a 48-year-old man suspected of a series of sabotage attacks on the country’s energy facilities was detained. In the motorhome he used, investigators found a notebook with handwritten notes about more than 160 already carried out and possible future targets.

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In Novy Urengoy, a fire broke out at an industrial facility after a drone attack. Authorities said there were no dead or injured, and the staff was evacuated.

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At two electrical substations in eastern Saxony, 12 homemade explosive devices were found. They were defused, and damage and power outages were avoided.

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