The key facts

  • Nighttime attack on Kyiv: 3 killed, 22 injured, including a child among the victims
  • A ballistic missile hit CHP-4 — confirmed by Zelensky
  • More than 600,000 people across Ukraine without power supply

Consequences of the nighttime attack

Rescuers on Wednesday were clearing rubble from damaged buildings in Kyiv after an overnight series of strikes by Russian missiles and drones on the Ukrainian capital. According to Euronews, at least three people were killed and 22 were injured.

Desnianskyi district: strike on a residential building

In the Desnianskyi district, a strike on a nine-story residential building killed two people, and 21 people were injured, including a child. Rescuers evacuated 16 residents, and firefighters extinguished a fire covering about 400 square meters. Sixteen of the injured were hospitalized, four in serious condition.

Holosiivskyi district and aid to the victims

In the Holosiivskyi district, where a non-residential building was hit, one more person was killed and one was injured. Psychologists from the emergency services provided assistance to 110 people at the affected sites.

Strike on the energy sector and Zelensky's statements

The strikes also hit Kyiv's energy infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that a ballistic missile hit CHP-4 — a combined heat and power plant supplying the city with heat and electricity. According to him, Ukraine received no warnings from partners before the incoming missiles were detected.

Scale of outages

Massive overnight strikes on energy facilities across Ukraine left more than 600,000 people without electricity.