Large-scale Russian missile attack on Kyiv strikes power plants, residential buildings, killing 3, injuring 22

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia launched yet another large-scale ballistic missile attack on Kyiv overnight on Oct. 13-14, wreaking destruction in a residential neighborhood and targeting several energy facilities in Kyiv. Several power plants were targeted in the capital, an energy official speaking under condition of anonymity told the Kyiv Independent, as Russia continues to intensify its attacks on energy infrastructure ahead of the coming winter months. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that several "energy facilities" were struck in the attack. Explosions were first heard in the capital beginning in the late evening hours of Oct. 13 when a Russian missile , with little warning, struck a nine-story residential building in the city's Desnyanskyi district, igniting a large-scale fire, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported . At least two people were killed, and another 21 were injured as a result of the Russian strike on the residential building, Klitschko said. Among those injured, 16 people were hospitalized, and four are in serious condition. Over a dozen explosions were again heard in the capital between 4:45 a.m. - 6:45 a.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground, amid subsequent waves of missiles attacks. Kyiv Independent journalists reported brief power outages and flickering lights around 5:30 a.m. Klitschko reported at least one addition victim was hospitalized from Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, and another person killed the city's Holosiivskyi district following the latest waves of attacks. Officials have not yet commented on the reported strikes on the power plants, or the extent of the damage caused. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that an unspecified "non-residential" building, a home, and a vacant building were also damaged across the city. First responders look after a victim from a Kyiv residential building struck by Russian missile fire late on Oct. 13, 2026. (Serhii Korovayny/The Kyiv Independent) Local residents watch as emergency services respond to a Russian missile strike on a residential building late on Oct. 13, 2026. (Serhii Korovayny/The Kyiv Independent) First responders help a victim down a ladder after a Russian missile struck a Kyiv residential building in a fatal attack late on Oct. 13, 2026. (Serhii Korovayny/The Kyiv Independent) First responders rescue a victim from a Kyiv residential building struck by Russian missile fire late on Oct. 13, 2026. (Serhii Korovayny/The Kyiv Independent) The latest Russian attacks on energy infrastructure come just days after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an energy ceasefire, and demanded that Ukraine stop targeting Russian oil facilities. He claimed that these attacks contributed to heightened oil prices, widely attributed to the US war in Iran. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to agree to an energy ceasefire if Russian forces stop targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Zelensky said earlier in the day that "Ukraine has not carried out strikes on Russian oil refineries or the energy sector in general for the two days since the American president announced an energy ceasefire." In the aftermath of the attack, presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters that allies had not provided early warning of the launches for the second day in a row. Ukraine's Air Force also said no alerts had been received on either day. Afterwards, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that no early warning was provided to Ukraine, adding that a Kyiv thermal power plant and residential building were targeted. "Our system detected these missiles almost as they were approaching Kyiv," Zelensky said. 0:00 / First responders help a victim down a ladder after a Russian missile struck a Kyiv residential building in a fatal attack late on Oct. 13, 2026. (Serhii Korovayny/The Kyiv Independent) Local resident Maksym told the Kyiv Independent that he and his partner had to evacuate to their building's corridor before heading to a shelter after windows were shattered in a nearby explosion. "Everything was very fast. We didn't even understand anything," he said. Russian missile threats also triggered air raid alerts in parts of Lviv, Volyn, and Ivano Frankivsk oblasts in western Ukraine, far from the front lines. Ukraine did not receive any advance warning of the attack from allies, which is unusual, presidential advisor Lytvyn said when asked by reporters. Ukraine's Air Force confirmed that Russia had launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv, saying that "no information from partners regarding missile launches from enemy territory has been received," either on Oct. 12 or 13. In the Russian attack on Oct. 12, at least 12 people were injured, including a 17-year-old, according to the Kyiv City State Administration's Health Department. Just a day earlier, sources told the Kyiv Independent that the Trump administration threatened senior Ukrainian military and government officials, warning of plans to withdraw support from Ukraine in a push to protect Russian oil refineries. "They called all the top military officials with threats," one Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent. "They're telling everyone that they're going to turn off both the intelligence sharing and PURL."