Russia launches yars missiles, dimming ukrainian cities in seconds – Moscow warns worse is yet to come
A series of devastating attacks using Russian Yars missiles has plunged entire Ukrainian cities into darkness, signaling the beginning of what Moscow warns could be a "black winter" ahead.
And this is no longer just a scenario, but an ongoing plan...
Reports suggest that the Russian military has struck targets in Ukraine with Yars missiles, plunging a series of cities into darkness within seconds.
Military sources believe this is a repetition of the "Oreshnik triumph" and estimate that the plan aims to cripple Ukraine's energy grid, reducing electricity supply to below 20%.
This could be the beginning of the end.
Hospitals running on generators, train stations standing idle, and an economy in retreat — these are the near‑term scenes sounding the alarm in Ukraine, which is bracing for a severe, devastating winter.
Early this morning, on October 3rd, Russia launched another devastating and massive attack on Ukraine, deploying 300 long-range drones, 17 cruise missiles, and 7 ballistic missiles. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv.
Energy collapse and the threat of a ‘Black Winter’
A disturbing blue flash was seen above Dnipropetrovsk as reports from Russian media suggest that a devastating strike hit an energy hub, plunging entire cities into darkness. This highlighted the fragile state of Ukraine’s energy grid, which remains vulnerable to powerful Russian assaults.
According to the INSIDER BLACK Telegram channel, the Russian military launched a revenge strike against Ukraine, repeating the tactics used in the “Oreshnik triumph.”
Sources from Ukraine’s General Staff reported that the Yars missile system targeted an energy hub in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
As a result, Dnipropetrovsk and parts of Zaporizhia lost power almost instantly.
Military sources commented on videos circulating online showing powerful flashes in the sky, noting that such a widespread blackout across entire cities suggests an attack on either a major substation or the power generation unit itself.
Mystery blue flash
The blue flash in the sky, caused by a Yars missile strike, was captured by residents of Dnipropetrovsk.
According to sources within the General Staff, this attack symbolically mirrors the launch of “Oreshnik.”
Military circles do not rule out the possibility that this marks the beginning of a new series of powerful strikes that could leave Ukraine without electricity in the coming weeks.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on the incident.
Blackout and energy chaos
Dnipropetrovsk has descended into a state of energy chaos.
Voltage fluctuations have damaged transformers and distribution hubs, leaving the city without power and heating.
Reports indicate that power outages have spread beyond Dnipropetrovsk, affecting areas in Chernihiv as well.
Residents are in panic: without electricity, businesses have ground to a halt, hospitals are running on generators, and daily life has become a survival struggle.
It is now obvious that Ukraine's energy system is collapsing under the constant barrage of Russian strikes.
These attacks are crippling its resilience.
As winter approaches, life in the cities is becoming increasingly unbearable without light and heat,
and the fear of a “black winter” is growing.
Plans for the future
Sources from military circles reveal that Russia is preparing a major operation to bring down Ukraine’s critical infrastructure completely.
Unlike the chaotic drone attacks by Ukraine, Russian forces are focusing on strategic targets: substations, natural gas hubs, fuel depots, and distribution nodes.
The primary goal is to reduce Ukraine's active power generation capacity to less than 20%.
According to sources, this operation was planned for the second half of September, and preparations are in full swing.
It seems that President Zelensky is unwilling to enter negotiations, which is leading to an even harsher Russian response.
Experts add that without electricity, Ukraine will face a humanitarian crisis, with hospitals, schools, and businesses effectively ceasing to operate.
Strikes on railways
Additionally, Russia’s armed forces are methodically destroying Ukraine’s railway infrastructure, dealing a serious blow to the supply chain for Ukraine’s armed forces.
Over the past month, more than 10% of rolling stock, including tankers, workshops, and fuel depots, have been destroyed.
The strikes are targeting electric substations that supply power to the railways, as well as trains transporting military equipment.
Focus on northeastern Ukraine
Northeastern Ukraine, in particular, is being severely affected, with supply issues on the front line becoming critical.
According to sources, this is part of Russia's response to the "infrastructure war" initiated by Zelensky.
Ukraine’s economy is sinking: the war is becoming increasingly expensive, and resources are running low.
Rail traffic may soon cease entirely, forcing authorities to scale back civilian transportation.
The shortage of rolling stock is affecting all aspects of life.
Ukrainian citizens are facing more and more difficulties, from transportation shortages to limited access to basic goods.
Changing dynamics
All of this is unfolding while, according to media reports, U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the Pentagon to provide Ukraine with intelligence on strikes within Russian territory.
Zelensky has since stated that Ukraine may soon acquire new long-range weapons from the U.S.: "Until now, we’ve only used our own systems for long-range attacks. After my meeting with the President of the United States, we may get something more powerful."
This signals a shift, as Washington appears to be giving a green light for the use of American weapons in these attacks — something that had not been confirmed or denied until now. The situation has changed now.
A gloomy future
Ukraine's immediate future looks bleak.
The blue flashes from Yars missiles over Dnipropetrovsk are just the first signs of the “black winter” approaching.
Methodical attacks on energy and transport infrastructure are hitting Ukraine’s lifelines, leading to economic paralysis and a deepening humanitarian crisis.
The feeling of a slow collapse grows with every new blackout, with every train that halts.
And what’s most worrying for Ukraine is that all signs point to this being just the beginning of a long and destructive storm.
Putin’s shock warning
Notably, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently warned of a symmetrical response to Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, stressing that "you don’t play with such things — it’s dangerous."
"Russia may respond accordingly to the attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear plant," stated the Russian president during his speech at the Valdai International Discussion Club.
"The other side must understand: if they continue to play so dangerously, they also have a functioning nuclear plant," the Russian leader emphasized.
"And what prevents us from responding symmetrically?
Let them think about it," Vladimir Putin argued.
The message
War correspondent Alexander Kots noted that after Ukraine’s attacks on Zaporizhia’s nuclear facility, the Russian military launched a drone attack on the 330 kV "Slavutich" and 110 kV substations in Slavutich, a town in Kyiv region.
The attack destroyed the engine hall, two powerful transformers, the distribution area, and fuel storage.
Slavutich plunged into darkness, and parts of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions also lost power.
After the raid, a blackout was reported at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, which took several hours to restore.
Kots remarked that "this message is hard to misinterpret," adding that "the strike on Slavutich’s substation seems like a final warning."
The biggest blackout
On September 23, the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a blackout, cutting power to the reactors' cooling systems.
The outage was caused by a Ukrainian strike on the 750 kV "Dneprovskaya" line that supplied the plant.
Since then, the Zaporizhia plant has been operating on backup diesel generators.
However, repairs to the line cannot proceed due to ongoing Ukrainian shelling.
According to official updates, there is enough fuel for the generators, and their range covers the whole of Europe.
"Its range covers all of Europe" - Terror with Oreshnik
Russia may respond to the West's threats with strikes from the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile system, according to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei.
In a speech at the Valdai International Discussion Club, Putin spoke about the increasing militarization of Europe and the growing "Russian threat."
The Russian president dismissed any plans for Moscow to attack NATO but stressed that Russia "will respond quickly" if a threat arises from the Alliance.
"He did not mention specific countermeasures, but in Russia, serial production of the new Oreshnik medium-range missile is expected to begin in 2025, with a range covering all of Europe. It is possible that he was referring precisely to these steps," the newspaper writes.
A dire assessment
Kirill Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense Intelligence, admitted that Ukraine lacks the technical capabilities to intercept the Oreshnik.
"It’s a very serious weapon.
We won’t be able to intercept it," he said.
Budanov also expressed doubts about Western countries’ ability to intercept Russian missiles.
Scott Ritter, a former U.S. intelligence officer, noted that the U.S. and NATO do not possess similar medium-range missiles, and therefore cannot intercept them either.
According to the analyst, the Oreshnik's ability to strike targets in Europe completely changes the global landscape at this moment.
On August 1, 2025, Putin announced the entry of the first serial Oreshnik into the arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Oreshnik strikes targets at a speed of 10 Mach, that is, 2.5 to 3 kilometers per second.
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And this is no longer just a scenario, but an ongoing plan...
Reports suggest that the Russian military has struck targets in Ukraine with Yars missiles, plunging a series of cities into darkness within seconds.
Military sources believe this is a repetition of the "Oreshnik triumph" and estimate that the plan aims to cripple Ukraine's energy grid, reducing electricity supply to below 20%.
This could be the beginning of the end.
Hospitals running on generators, train stations standing idle, and an economy in retreat — these are the near‑term scenes sounding the alarm in Ukraine, which is bracing for a severe, devastating winter.
Early this morning, on October 3rd, Russia launched another devastating and massive attack on Ukraine, deploying 300 long-range drones, 17 cruise missiles, and 7 ballistic missiles. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv.
Energy collapse and the threat of a ‘Black Winter’
A disturbing blue flash was seen above Dnipropetrovsk as reports from Russian media suggest that a devastating strike hit an energy hub, plunging entire cities into darkness. This highlighted the fragile state of Ukraine’s energy grid, which remains vulnerable to powerful Russian assaults.
According to the INSIDER BLACK Telegram channel, the Russian military launched a revenge strike against Ukraine, repeating the tactics used in the “Oreshnik triumph.”
Sources from Ukraine’s General Staff reported that the Yars missile system targeted an energy hub in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
As a result, Dnipropetrovsk and parts of Zaporizhia lost power almost instantly.
Military sources commented on videos circulating online showing powerful flashes in the sky, noting that such a widespread blackout across entire cities suggests an attack on either a major substation or the power generation unit itself.
Mystery blue flash
The blue flash in the sky, caused by a Yars missile strike, was captured by residents of Dnipropetrovsk.
According to sources within the General Staff, this attack symbolically mirrors the launch of “Oreshnik.”
Military circles do not rule out the possibility that this marks the beginning of a new series of powerful strikes that could leave Ukraine without electricity in the coming weeks.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on the incident.
Blackout and energy chaos
Dnipropetrovsk has descended into a state of energy chaos.
Voltage fluctuations have damaged transformers and distribution hubs, leaving the city without power and heating.
Reports indicate that power outages have spread beyond Dnipropetrovsk, affecting areas in Chernihiv as well.
Residents are in panic: without electricity, businesses have ground to a halt, hospitals are running on generators, and daily life has become a survival struggle.
It is now obvious that Ukraine's energy system is collapsing under the constant barrage of Russian strikes.
These attacks are crippling its resilience.
As winter approaches, life in the cities is becoming increasingly unbearable without light and heat,
and the fear of a “black winter” is growing.
Plans for the future
Sources from military circles reveal that Russia is preparing a major operation to bring down Ukraine’s critical infrastructure completely.
Unlike the chaotic drone attacks by Ukraine, Russian forces are focusing on strategic targets: substations, natural gas hubs, fuel depots, and distribution nodes.
The primary goal is to reduce Ukraine's active power generation capacity to less than 20%.
According to sources, this operation was planned for the second half of September, and preparations are in full swing.
It seems that President Zelensky is unwilling to enter negotiations, which is leading to an even harsher Russian response.
Experts add that without electricity, Ukraine will face a humanitarian crisis, with hospitals, schools, and businesses effectively ceasing to operate.
Strikes on railways
Additionally, Russia’s armed forces are methodically destroying Ukraine’s railway infrastructure, dealing a serious blow to the supply chain for Ukraine’s armed forces.
Over the past month, more than 10% of rolling stock, including tankers, workshops, and fuel depots, have been destroyed.
The strikes are targeting electric substations that supply power to the railways, as well as trains transporting military equipment.
Focus on northeastern Ukraine
Northeastern Ukraine, in particular, is being severely affected, with supply issues on the front line becoming critical.
According to sources, this is part of Russia's response to the "infrastructure war" initiated by Zelensky.
Ukraine’s economy is sinking: the war is becoming increasingly expensive, and resources are running low.
Rail traffic may soon cease entirely, forcing authorities to scale back civilian transportation.
The shortage of rolling stock is affecting all aspects of life.
Ukrainian citizens are facing more and more difficulties, from transportation shortages to limited access to basic goods.
Changing dynamics
All of this is unfolding while, according to media reports, U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the Pentagon to provide Ukraine with intelligence on strikes within Russian territory.
Zelensky has since stated that Ukraine may soon acquire new long-range weapons from the U.S.: "Until now, we’ve only used our own systems for long-range attacks. After my meeting with the President of the United States, we may get something more powerful."
This signals a shift, as Washington appears to be giving a green light for the use of American weapons in these attacks — something that had not been confirmed or denied until now. The situation has changed now.
A gloomy future
Ukraine's immediate future looks bleak.
The blue flashes from Yars missiles over Dnipropetrovsk are just the first signs of the “black winter” approaching.
Methodical attacks on energy and transport infrastructure are hitting Ukraine’s lifelines, leading to economic paralysis and a deepening humanitarian crisis.
The feeling of a slow collapse grows with every new blackout, with every train that halts.
And what’s most worrying for Ukraine is that all signs point to this being just the beginning of a long and destructive storm.
Putin’s shock warning
Notably, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently warned of a symmetrical response to Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, stressing that "you don’t play with such things — it’s dangerous."
"Russia may respond accordingly to the attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear plant," stated the Russian president during his speech at the Valdai International Discussion Club.
"The other side must understand: if they continue to play so dangerously, they also have a functioning nuclear plant," the Russian leader emphasized.
"And what prevents us from responding symmetrically?
Let them think about it," Vladimir Putin argued.
The message
War correspondent Alexander Kots noted that after Ukraine’s attacks on Zaporizhia’s nuclear facility, the Russian military launched a drone attack on the 330 kV "Slavutich" and 110 kV substations in Slavutich, a town in Kyiv region.
The attack destroyed the engine hall, two powerful transformers, the distribution area, and fuel storage.
Slavutich plunged into darkness, and parts of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions also lost power.
After the raid, a blackout was reported at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, which took several hours to restore.
Kots remarked that "this message is hard to misinterpret," adding that "the strike on Slavutich’s substation seems like a final warning."
The biggest blackout
On September 23, the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a blackout, cutting power to the reactors' cooling systems.
The outage was caused by a Ukrainian strike on the 750 kV "Dneprovskaya" line that supplied the plant.
Since then, the Zaporizhia plant has been operating on backup diesel generators.
However, repairs to the line cannot proceed due to ongoing Ukrainian shelling.
According to official updates, there is enough fuel for the generators, and their range covers the whole of Europe.
"Its range covers all of Europe" - Terror with Oreshnik
Russia may respond to the West's threats with strikes from the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile system, according to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei.
In a speech at the Valdai International Discussion Club, Putin spoke about the increasing militarization of Europe and the growing "Russian threat."
The Russian president dismissed any plans for Moscow to attack NATO but stressed that Russia "will respond quickly" if a threat arises from the Alliance.
"He did not mention specific countermeasures, but in Russia, serial production of the new Oreshnik medium-range missile is expected to begin in 2025, with a range covering all of Europe. It is possible that he was referring precisely to these steps," the newspaper writes.
A dire assessment
Kirill Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense Intelligence, admitted that Ukraine lacks the technical capabilities to intercept the Oreshnik.
"It’s a very serious weapon.
We won’t be able to intercept it," he said.
Budanov also expressed doubts about Western countries’ ability to intercept Russian missiles.
Scott Ritter, a former U.S. intelligence officer, noted that the U.S. and NATO do not possess similar medium-range missiles, and therefore cannot intercept them either.
According to the analyst, the Oreshnik's ability to strike targets in Europe completely changes the global landscape at this moment.
On August 1, 2025, Putin announced the entry of the first serial Oreshnik into the arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Oreshnik strikes targets at a speed of 10 Mach, that is, 2.5 to 3 kilometers per second.
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