We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Kyiv power plant hit by Russian missile without warning from allies Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that a Russian ballistic missile struck a Kyiv power plant without advance warning from Western allies, killing at least two people and wounding around 20. The attack came days after US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, raising questions over efforts to halt strikes on critical infrastructure. Rescue workers put out a fire of a multi-story residential building damaged in a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 13, 2026. © Evgeniy Maloletka, AP A Russian ballistic missile struck a power plant in Kyiv on Tuesday evening without Ukraine receiving advance warning from its Western allies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine relies heavily on Western, particularly US, intelligence to detect incoming Russian attacks and help identify targets of its own. Kyiv, which is home to some three million people, has come under increasing attack from Russian drones and missiles, with energy infrastructure a key target. "A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv.
Once again, no early warning from our partners," Zelensky wrote on Facebook. "The main target was energy infrastructure, specifically the CHP-4. Unfortunately, it was hit." journalists in the Ukrainian capital reported hearing several blasts.
Read moreRussia pounds Ukrainian cities, spares energy targets for first time since Trump 'ceasefire' Zelensky said Ukraine's systems picked up the missiles only as they were nearing the city. "This is absolutely unjust: when they are destroying our infrastructure, and Ukraine is not even receiving early warnings about ballistic missile launches," he added. At least two people were killed in the same attack, which also struck a residential building in the Desnianskyi district, said Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko.
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Overnight from Monday to Tuesday, Kyiv residents heard explosions from Russian strikes before air-raid sirens sounded, something that has occurred only rarely in the past. On Tuesday, Ukrainian officials attributed the situation to the Russian military's use of hard-to-detect missiles or potential technical issues. US President Donald Trump sowed confusion on Sunday with a surprise "energy ceasefire" announcement on his Truth Social network, saying Russia and Ukraine had agreed to end their punishing long-range strikes on power plants and oil refineries.
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