Russia Says It Struck 7 Ukrainian Energy Infrastucture Facilities and a Data Centre
Ukraine said 600,000 people lost power after strikes damaged major energy sites and a residential building, with emergency crews reporting three deaths.
- On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, a Russian ballistic missile struck Kyiv's CHPP-4 power plant and a nearby residential building, killing two people and injuring 21.
- President Donald Trump's surprise Sunday announcement claimed Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an 'energy ceasefire' halting long-range strikes on power plants and oil refineries.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Ukraine received no advance warning from Western partners, with domestic systems detecting the missiles only as they neared Kyiv.
- Amid speculation the United States restricted intelligence access, Trump denied the claim, stating, 'We are helping them and we are sharing intel.'
- The CHPP-4 facility, which serves more than 1,000 residential buildings, remains vulnerable to repeated strikes, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected the ceasefire's 'respite.
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Following the Russian attack on the energy sector, the consumers of Kiev, as well as those of the regions of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytskyi and Zaporizhia, are without electricity this morning. (ANSA)
The Russian army carried out a massive strike overnight on Ukraine's energy infrastructure facilities in the Ukrainian capital, as well as in Kiev and the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, the Moscow Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday morning, according to an MTI article.
After the deadly rocket attack on Kiev, Selensky accuses the West of a lack of warning, calling on Trump to impose severe sanctions on Russia.
On the night of October 14, Russian forces deployed 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 UAVs to strike energy and critical infrastructure in Kharkiv, Kiev and the Kiev region. This was announced by President Vladimir Zelensky. According to him, at least 600,000 Ukrainians were left without electricity. In addition, Russian attacks caused significant damage to objects and equipment on 26 elements of the Ukrainian electricity complex and on fo…
Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure despite energy ceasefire; Zelenskyy says Moscow ignores Trump’s statements - The Tribune
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday accused Russia of violating the "energy ceasefire" announced by US President Donald Trump, alleging that Moscow launched a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine's energy and critical infrastructure, leaving at least 600,000 people without electricity.
Russian strikes targeted Ukraine on the night of Tuesday 13th to Thursday 14th October, killing at least six people and damaging energy installations. These new attacks hit the capital, Kiev, and several parts of the country.
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