Russian ballistic missile strikes Kyiv power plant amid energy ceasefire dispute
A Russian ballistic missile attacked the Darnytska CHP-4 power station in Kyiv, killing two people and injuring 21 others. The strike cut heating to over 1,000 residential buildings and occurred just two days after a reported agreement on an energy ceasefire, which Ukraine says Russia has already violated.
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A Russian ballistic missile struck the Darnytska CHP-4 power station, a key facility supplying heating and electricity to Kyiv. The attack also damaged a nearby residential building in the capital's Dniprovskyi district. According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, two people were killed and 21 injured in the strike, which also targeted several other energy facilities across the city.
The overnight missile barrage left more than 1,000 residential buildings without heating as winter approaches and temperatures begin to drop. The attack caused power cuts in parts of Kyiv, prompting officials to declare a red alert and order residents to take shelter due to an ongoing missile threat.
The strike came just two days after US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire. However, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine supported this ceasefire agreement, but Russia has since violated it by attacking another power plant. Zelensky stated that Ukraine received no early warning from its international partners about the incoming missiles and described the lack of warning as 'absolutely unjust.' He called on the international community to respond to the attack.
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