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UPDATED Oct 16, 2026 at 7:02 AM ET
Oct 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Ukrainian official warns of intensified Russian strikes
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Serhiy Derkach, Ukraine’s first deputy minister for recovery, infrastructure and transport, told CNBC that limits on battlefield Starlink use had emboldened Russia to intensify attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure. He said strikes on Kyiv bridges threaten to isolate nearly 2 million people on the Dnipro’s eastern bank, and Ukrainians face blackouts lasting 4-12 hours a day.
WHO: Serhiy Derkach, Ukraine’s first deputy minister for recovery, infrastructure and transport
WHAT: Derkach warned that restrictions on battlefield Starlink use had emboldened Russia to intensify attacks on Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure.
WHEN: Oct 16, 2026
WHERE: Ukraine
WHY: Derkach said limits on Starlink use on the battlefield made Russia feel it was the moment to inflict more damage on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure.
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