Russian Strikes Batter Kyiv Energy Facilities, Leaving Hundreds of Thousands Without Power
Overnight assaults kill two, injure 21, as conflicting claims emerge regarding a potential 'energy ceasefire' and intelligence sharing.
Sarah Connor
Russia has struck multiple energy facilities in Ukraine's Kyiv, causing widespread power outages.
Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed a ballistic missile strike hit energy facilities in the capital, causing immediate power outages.
Overnight Russian missile and drone strikes left at least 600,000 people across Ukraine without electricity; DTEK also reported emergency power cuts in several Kyiv districts following the assaults.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed the main target of the Russian ballistic missile attack was energy infrastructure, specifically the CHP-4.
Zelenskyy further stated that Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about five Russian ballistic missiles that struck civilian infrastructure in Kyiv earlier this week.
Ukraine's systems reportedly picked up the missiles only as they neared the city, according to Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian officials attributed the late detection to the Russian military's use of hard-to-detect missiles or potential technical issues.
A senior aide to Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Starlink satellite connection speeds were apparently restricted, complicating military operations on the ground.
SpaceX imposed a speed limit on Ukraine’s Starlink terminals mounted on drones.
Renewed signs of strain with US President Trump have reportedly cast doubt on arrangements for Western intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
Donald Trump claimed an 'energy ceasefire' was in place between Russia and Ukraine, effective immediately, asserting both nations had agreed to end their punishing long-range strikes on power infrastructure.
Donald Trump indicated that An 'energy ceasefire' was in place between Russia and Ukraine, effective immediately, asserting both nations had agreed to end their punishing long-range strikes on power infrastructure.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, indicated that later strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure were Russian President Putin's 'answer' to Trump's assertion of an energy ceasefire.
Meanwhile, Russia's defense ministry claims 902 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian regions.
Beyond Kyiv, two people were killed and six were wounded in Russian attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region.
A further person was reportedly killed in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, and Russia currently controls approximately 20% of Ukrainian territory.