Russians attack all three combined heat and power plants in Kyiv

All three of Kyiv's combined heat and power (CHP) plants came under attack during Russia's ballistic missile barrage on the night of 13-14 October. Energy facilities in Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast were also targeted.

Source: Ukraine's Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi

Details: Koretskyi added that Russian forces had also struck critical facilities in Kyiv Oblast that supply electricity to the capital and central Ukraine.

Railway facilities were also attacked across five oblasts. Everyone was evacuated in time, and no one was injured. Repair work is now underway.

Quote: "Power engineers and first responders have been working at the sites of the overnight attack since early morning. Firefighting and rubble clearance continue. Engineers have begun priority repair work at the facilities attacked."

Background:

• On the morning of 14 October, power outages were recorded for consumers in Kyiv and in Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytskyi and Zaporizhzhia oblasts as a result of the Russian attack on the energy grid.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that Russian strikes have caused significant damage to 26 energy sites. He wrote that at least 600,000 people currently remain without power and added that further blackouts are possible.

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