Russian missile strike kills 2 in Kyiv power plant and flats attack
Zelensky says 2 people died as Kyiv's allies again gave no warning before Russian missiles hit a power plant and flats.
Russian ballistic missiles killed 2 people and injured more than 20, including an 8-year-old child, when they hit a thermal power plant and a nine-storey residential block in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district overnight into 14 October, mayor Vitali Klitschko said, according to Ukrinform. Klitschko initially reported 1 dead and 4 injured in the hours after the strike, before the toll rose as rescue crews fought a fire in the apartment building through the night.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine again received no warning from its partners before the missiles struck, the second night in a row without such notice. "Once again, no warning from our partners," he wrote on Telegram, according to Polish broadcaster RMF24. He said the main target was the CHPP-4 plant, one of the capital's principal energy facilities, and that radar picked up the missiles only as they neared the city. Zelensky added that Ukrainian intelligence pointed to further Russian missile launches being prepared, and urged residents to take precautions while Kyiv worked to strengthen its air defences.
Ukraine's air force said it had not received intelligence from partners on the missile launch and that the reasons were still being established, RMF24 reported. Politico reported that the United States withheld the warning because of bad weather, a claim cited by Ukrainian outlet Censor.net. US President Donald Trump said Washington continued to share intelligence with Kyiv, Bulgarian broadcaster 24 Chasa reported.
The strike came a day after a similar attack on the same power plant and an apartment building killed 1 person. The number of people injured in that attack was reported differently by outlets: Greek broadcaster Iefimerida put it at 6, while in.gr and ERT News both reported 17.
French broadcaster BFMTV put the death toll from the latest strike at 3, higher than the figure given by Ukrainian officials and other outlets. Separately, Poland's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, warned in an interview with the Financial Times that Russia could be preparing a lethal hybrid attack on NATO members, Italian newspaper La Stampa reported.
What we know
- Official · Vitali Klitschko Russian ballistic missiles killed 2 people and injured more than 20 when they hit Kyiv's CHPP-4 thermal power plant and a nine-storey residential block in Desnianskyi district overnight, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
- 2+ outlets · La Stampa, TV8 +5 President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine received no advance warning from its partners for a second consecutive night.
- 1 outlet · Kyiv Post The night before, a similar strike on the same plant and an apartment building killed 1 person, Ukrainian and Greek outlets reported.
- Official · Ukraine's air force Ukraine's air force said it had not received intelligence on the missile launch and that the cause was being investigated.
- Official · Poland's foreign minister Poland's foreign minister warned Russia could be preparing a hybrid attack on NATO members, the Financial Times reported.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed French broadcaster BFMTV's report of 3 dead, higher than other outlets' count of 2.
- Unconfirmed The exact number of people injured in the previous night's strike, reported as 6 by one outlet and 17 by two others.
- Unconfirmed Politico's report that the United States withheld warning because of bad weather.
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Why it matters for Europe
Russia has stepped up strikes on Kyiv's power grid as winter approaches. A 29 September attack on the capital killed 12 people and injured about 200, according to earlier reports, and Ukraine has repeatedly accused Moscow of deliberately targeting heating and electricity supplies before the cold season.
Kyiv Post reported that the same wave of strikes also killed 4 people and injured 41 in Kharkiv, with 19 Ukrainian regions coming under attack over two days. The dispute over advance warnings adds to strain between Kyiv and its Western partners over intelligence-sharing, at a time when Poland's government is warning NATO allies about the risk of a Russian hybrid attack on the alliance's territory.
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Questions and answers
- What was hit in the latest Russian strike on Kyiv?
- Ballistic missiles hit the CHPP-4 thermal power plant and a nine-storey residential block in the Desnianskyi district, killing 2 people, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
- Why is Zelensky criticising Ukraine's allies?
- He said Ukraine received no advance warning of the missile launch from its Western partners, for the second night running.
- Has Kyiv's power plant been hit before this strike?
- Yes. The night before, a similar strike on the same plant and a residential building killed 1 person, according to Ukrainian and Greek media.
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