Dnipro plunged into total blackout after severe Russian strikes
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Ukrzaliznytsia workers at Dnipro railway station overnight on Oct. 30 (Photo: Oleksandr Pertsovskyi / Facebook)
Russian strikes triggered a citywide blackout in Dnipro and hit its main railway station again overnight, regional officials announced on Oct. 30.
Mayor Borys Filatov reported a citywide blackout in the morning, with municipal water supplies operating on backup diesel generators and all electric surface transit halted. Meanwhile, the death toll from the Oct. 29 strike on the station increased to 15 as Dnipro observed an official municipal day of mourning.
8:30 a.m. — Electrical power to the Dnipro Metro was partially restored as of 7:30 a.m., the municipal transport department reported. Subway trains are operating according to a weekend schedule with 16-minute intervals between runs.
7:48 a.m. — Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, CEO of Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), confirmed that occupying forces executed a follow-up attack against the rail passenger terminal overnight.
"Everyone wants to depart — we are keeping people calm, explaining the situation, and finding a solution for every traveler. No matter how difficult it is, we will evacuate everyone. But only when it is safe. Everyone is exhausted, everyone wants to leave as quickly as possible, but no delay is worth a human life or health. Even so, at times we have to compel people back into shelters almost by physical force…," Pertsovskyi stressed.
Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha reported at 7:22 a.m. that the city of Dnipro was completely without grid power.
"The energy system, damaged by enemy strikes, cannot sustain the operational load. Repair crews worked throughout the entire night. Restoration operations are ongoing right now with the maximum number of emergency teams deployed. Essential life-support systems across the city are transitioning to generator power," Hanzha added.
Earlier in the morning, he noted that utility engineers managed to partially stabilize power supplies across surrounding districts of the oblast.
Water supply and wastewater sanitation infrastructure across Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are functioning on emergency diesel generators, Hanzha confirmed.
Ukrainian air defense units intercepted and downed 14 Russian strike drones over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight.
Private energy operator DTEK announced that emergency power shutdowns were instituted across Dnipro, adjacent suburban areas, and portions of Pavlohrad district due to catastrophic damage inflicted on high-voltage equipment by Russian attacks.
The city's transport department stated that because of the emergency grid collapse, subway train operations were temporarily suspended, though underground stations remained open to serve as air raid shelters. Trams and trolleybuses were also brought to a total standstill due to the complete lack of voltage in overhead lines.
Hanzha added that a 40-year-old man who sustained critical wounds during the Russian strike on the Dnipro railway station on Oct. 29 died in the hospital. According to the governor, despite exhaustive emergency medical efforts, doctors were unable to save him due to the catastrophic severity of his injuries, raising the total fatality count from that attack to 15 people.
On Oct. 29, Russian forces launched a high-speed turbojet strike drone directly into the Dnipro central railway station, killing 14 people on the spot. The drone slammed into a passenger platform adjacent to a commuter train and an intercity passenger train. Although an emergency evacuation alert was broadcast 10 minutes prior to impact allowing the locomotive crew to take cover, numerous civilians remained on the platform despite sounding air raid sirens.
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