Two Killed as Russian Missiles Strike Kyiv Residential Block and Power Plant
Casualties from Kyiv Strikes
Two people were killed and 21 others were wounded in the Russian missile attack on Kyiv. One person was killed in the Holosiivskyi district. Another person was killed when a missile struck a nine-story residential block. Of the 21 wounded, 16 were sent to hospital and four remained in serious condition. These figures were reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko following the overnight strikes. [2] Early reports from the same night confirmed one death in the Holosiivskyi district, with an additional person injured in the Darnytskyi district and taken to hospital by medics. [1] The residential block strike added to the toll, bringing the confirmed deaths to two across the affected areas of the capital. [2]
Damage to Energy Infrastructure
Russian forces struck several energy facilities in Kyiv, including the important CHPP-4 power plant. The Russian defense ministry stated that its forces carried out a large-scale attack on communications and energy infrastructure in Ukraine. [2] Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the enemy had struck several energy facilities in the capital. [1] The attack on CHPP-4, described by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as one of the most important in Kyiv, contributed directly to power blackouts across the city. [2] As a result of the strikes on energy facilities, the Ukrainian capital experienced widespread electricity outages on the morning after the attack. [2]
Transport Disruptions
Electric-powered public transport services were temporarily suspended in the Darnytskyi and Pecherskyi districts. Kyivpastrans, the city public transport company, announced the suspensions following the Russian attack on energy facilities. [1] In addition, Kyiv City Express train services were temporarily halted in both directions. The Kyiv City Military Administration issued the suspension on the instructions of a monitoring group from the state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia due to the heightened air threat. [1] These measures affected daily movement in the capital amid the power outages caused by the strikes on energy infrastructure. [1]
Zelenskyy's Reaction
President Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian systems detected the missiles only as they were about to hit Kyiv. He described the strikes as an attack without warning from partners. [2] This marked the second such incident within one day, according to the president. Zelenskyy wrote on X that the systems detected the missiles only when they were about to strike the capital. [2] He also noted that the United States had previously threatened to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine, yet Trump later confirmed that intelligence sharing continued. [2] Zelenskyy added that it is important for the United States to see what is happening and who is responsible for the war continuing, in light of statements about an energy ceasefire. [2]
Other Ukrainian Targets Hit
Simultaneous Russian strikes targeted other Ukrainian infrastructure. An oil refinery in Lutsk caught fire after being hit, with a local official reporting a major blaze at the facility. [2] Separately, a Russian jet-powered drone struck an office building in Ternopil at 23:44. Taras Pastukh, head of the Ternopil Oblast Military Administration, confirmed the hit on the office building and urged the public not to share photos, videos or information about the impact site. [3] Authorities in Ternopil were still establishing whether anyone had been injured in that strike. [3]
Russian Targets Struck
Ukraine carried out drone attacks that also affected Russian territory. One person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Saratov region. The strike hit the city of Balakovo on the Volga River, where both a nuclear power plant and a hydroelectric plant are located, according to regional governor Roman Busargin. [2] Russian authorities reported that 902 drones were shot down over the country during the night. [2]
What to watch next: Further Russian strikes on energy and communications infrastructure remain possible, as indicated by the defense ministry statement on the scope of the overnight operation, while Ukrainian drone activity continues in regions such as Saratov.
