Ukraine–Russia
Ternopil Oblast: Russian strikes on 18 October hit the Kremenets energy facility again and a new energy site in Borsuky community; Kremenets left without power
- Location
- Kremenets and Borsuky community, Kremenets district, Ternopil Oblast (district-level, estimated)
- Actors
- Russia · Ukraine
- Importance
- Standard
A Russian strike on 18 October 2026 again hit an energy facility in Kremenets that had already been attacked, and a new hit was recorded on an energy facility in Borsuky community, Ternopil Oblast, according to a regional statement reported by Suspilne; no casualties were reported at either site. Kremenets community head Andrii Smahliuk said the strike hit the same energy-infrastructure facility as on Friday, that there would be no electricity for an unknown period and that the town could not be fully supplied with water. Regional power company Ternopiloblenergo had already reported on the evening of 17 October that another attack on an energy facility had cut power to part of Kremenets district, Ukrinform said.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: In Ternopil Oblast a hit was recorded on an energy facility that had already been attacked, Russian forces launch another attack on energy facility in Ternopil region
Regional statement and Kremenets community head via Suspilne; Ternopiloblenergo via Ukrinform; facilities not named; weapon type not specified.
- In Ternopil Oblast a hit was recorded on an energy facility that had already been attackedSuspilne · news report · supports · Published 18 Oct 2026, 07:51 UTC · Retrieved 18 Oct 2026, 09:40 UTC
- Russian forces launch another attack on energy facility in Ternopil regionUkrinform · news report · supports · Published 17 Oct 2026, 17:36 UTC · Retrieved 18 Oct 2026, 09:40 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Atomic
Tags: borsuky · energy_infrastructure · kremenets · power_outage · ternopil_oblast
Participants
- Russia · Initiator · Evidence: In Ternopil Oblast a hit was recorded on an energy facility that had already been attacked · Russian strikes, per regional officials.
- Ukraine · Affected · Evidence: In Ternopil Oblast a hit was recorded on an energy facility that had already been attacked, Russian forces launch another attack on energy facility in Ternopil region · Two energy facilities hit; Kremenets without power and with limited water supply.
Location methodology
Kremenets and Borsuky community, Kremenets district, Ternopil Oblast (district-level, estimated) · within 20 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: In Ternopil Oblast a hit was recorded on an energy facility that had already been attacked
Claims
- A hit was recorded on the energy facility in Kremenets that had already been attacked; there is also a new hit on an energy facility in Borsuky community; no reports of casualties at either location. · Attributed to Ternopil regional authorities (via Suspilne) · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: In Ternopil Oblast a hit was recorded on an energy facility that had already been attacked
- The strike hit the same energy-infrastructure facility as on Friday, without casualties; there will be no electricity and nobody can say for how long; the town cannot be fully supplied with water today. · Attributed to Andrii Smahliuk, Kremenets community head (via Suspilne) · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: In Ternopil Oblast a hit was recorded on an energy facility that had already been attacked
- The enemy launched another attack on an energy infrastructure facility in the Ternopil region; a portion of consumers in the Kremenets district has once again lost power. · Attributed to Ternopiloblenergo (via Ukrinform) · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Russian forces launch another attack on energy facility in Ternopil region
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 18 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTC · Current revision 18 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTC · Change: Initial