A Russian ballistic missile struck Kyiv’s CHP-4 combined heat and power plant on Tuesday evening, 13 October, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He accused Western partners of failing to give advance warning of the attack. According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, at least two people were killed and around 20 injured across the attack on the city.
As Euronews reported on 14 October, Zelensky wrote on Facebook that energy infrastructure was the main target, specifically CHP-4. He said the plant had been hit. The Euronews report does not specify the extent of the damage or the consequences for energy supplies.
Zelensky also said Ukrainian systems detected the missiles only as they approached the city. The allegation that partners failed to provide earlier warning comes from the Ukrainian president; the Euronews report does not include their response.
The impact of the attack extended beyond energy infrastructure. Klitschko reported that a residential building in the Desnianskyi district had also been hit. His figures for those killed and injured cover the attack on Kyiv as a whole, not just the strike on the power plant. Euronews also reported that AFP journalists heard several explosions in the capital.
Attack follows Trump’s claim of a halt to energy strikes
The strike came after Donald Trump said on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt long-range attacks on power plants and oil refineries. Euronews reports Trump’s claim but does not give confirmation of the agreement from both sides.
