# Russian drones kill three in Ukraine, cut power to 370,000

> Russian drone strikes on Ukraine killed at least three people and left hundreds of thousands without power, as Moscow publicises a Ukrainian refinery attack after Trump's energy ceasefire.
- Title: Russian drones kill three in Ukraine, cut power to 370,000
- Summary: Russian drone strikes on Ukraine killed at least three people and left hundreds of thousands without power, as Moscow publicises a Ukrainian refinery attack…
- Keywords: ukraine, russia, drone strikes, kharkiv, volyn, energy infrastructure, donald trump, energy ceasefire, news, politics, Russian, drones
- Source: Abc — https://abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/three-killed-by-russian-drones-in-ukraine/107278218
- Published: 2026-10-16T12:55:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ukraine, russia, drone strikes, kharkiv, volyn, energy infrastructure, donald trump, energy ceasefire, news, politics
## Three killed in overnight drone strikes
Russian drones struck Ukraine overnight, killing at least three people. Two died in Kharkiv and one in Volyn, with twelve more wounded in Kharkiv and eight in Volyn.
## Shopping centres and power grid hit
Strikes also damaged two shopping centres in Sumy and Rivne, wounding seven people. Attacks on energy infrastructure cut power to around three hundred seventy thousand people in the north-west.
## Power restoration underway in Volyn
Crews in Volyn reconnected about one hundred thousand people by later in the morning. Mayor Andriy Razumovskyi said the blackout could last for at least twenty four hours in the regional capital, Lutsk.
## Russia breaks silence on refinery strike
Russia publicly acknowledged a Ukrainian drone strike on a major oil refinery in Ryazan for the first time since the war began, showing footage on state TV of the aftermath.
## Trump's energy ceasefire and Ukraine's response
President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, which neither side confirmed. Ukraine paused refinery strikes for three days but resumed after Russia continued hitting thermal power plants.
## EU rallies behind Zelenskyy in Brussels
European Union leaders met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a summit in Brussels on Friday. Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the EU would probably provide a new loan to help cover Ukraine's budget gap for…
## Zelenskyy calls for winter support
Zelenskyy said the winter package must include energy, air defence and funding.He told leaders: "We want to end this war as quick as possible.

> We want to end this war as quick as possible. We don't see now signals from the Russian side that they are ready for this.
## Key takeaway

Russian drones killed at least three people in Ukraine and cut power to around three hundred seventy thousand, while Russia publicly acknowledged a Ukrainian strike on an oil refinery for the first time since the war began.