Russian forces targeted all three of Kyiv’s municipal combined heat and power (CHP) plants in an overnight attack on Oct. 13-14, Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi reported on Wednesday. Strikes across Ukraine killed civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure.
Russian ballistic missiles targeted energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and surrounding regions, Koretskyi said on Telegram. In the Kyiv region, Russian forces also struck critical infrastructure supplying electricity to the capital and central regions.
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Energy workers and emergency responders began working at the affected sites early in the morning, conducting firefighting and debris-clearing operations. Specialists have also started priority restoration work at the targeted facilities, according to the prime minister.
The attacks followed an evening strike on a high-rise residential building in Kyiv that killed two people and injured 25. Another person was killed and one injured in a separate morning attack on the capital, Koretskyi said.
Railway infrastructure was also targeted in five regions. No casualties were reported at the railway facilities, as timely evacuations helped protect workers and others at the sites. Restoration work is ongoing.
Industrial fires and residential damage reported across Ukraine
In the Khmelnytskyi region, Russian drone attacks sparked fires at industrial sites in the Khmelnytskyi and Shepetivka districts, the State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported on Telegram.
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Falling drone debris also caused a fire at a gas station in Khmelnytskyi district, injuring two people. In the city of Khmelnytskyi, drone debris ignited fires at two private homes in a residential neighborhood. No casualties were reported there.
Emergency crews were repeatedly forced to leave their work sites because of renewed Russian attacks. Eighty rescuers and 22 pieces of equipment were deployed to extinguish a fire at one of the industrial facilities in Khmelnytskyi District.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian attacks killed two people and injured six others, including a child, according to the DSNS. In Pavlohrad, a strike on an open area killed one person and injured four others, including a child. In Nikopol district, attacks on the district center and the Myrivka community killed another person.
Russian forces also struck an enterprise in Dnipro overnight, injuring a man and triggering a large-scale fire. In Synelnykove district, attacks on the Yavornytske and Mykolaivka communities injured a woman and damaged a private house. Emergency responders extinguished all fires caused by the attacks, the DSNS said.
Strikes hit Sloviansk, Ternopil and railway infrastructure
In the Donetsk region, a Russian airstrike on a residential area in Sloviansk wounded seven people and damaged five apartment buildings. A fire broke out in a non-residential building and was later extinguished.
A car also caught fire following a Russian attack in Bylbasivka. Firefighters had to suspend their work because of the continuing threat posed by Russian drones.
In Ternopil, a Russian drone strike damaged an administrative building and sparked a fire on the second floor. Rescuers extinguished the blaze, and no casualties were reported.
Russian forces also attacked a railway infrastructure facility in the Vinnytsia region, causing a large fire. Emergency crews had to interrupt their work because of the threat of follow-up attacks involving drones and ballistic missiles. Responders eventually extinguished all remaining hotspots, and explosives experts inspected the site for unexploded ordnance. No fatalities or injuries were reported.
In the Kharkiv region, five people were injured in a Russian attack on the city of Derhachi, as per DSNS. A first person-view (FPV) drone struck a garage at a civilian enterprise, sparking a fire that spread across 200 square meters and engulfed trucks inside the building. Emergency crews extinguished the blaze.
Koretskyi thanked rescuers, police officers, medics, energy workers and others involved in responding to the attacks and helping affected residents.
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