Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least three people in Kyiv, damaged 30 energy facilities and left more than 600,000 Ukrainians without power overnight into Wednesday, as Kyiv accused Moscow of violating a proposed energy truce.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones, targeting energy and other critical infrastructure in Kyiv, the surrounding region and Kharkiv. He reported damage to 26 facilities in the power system and four oil and gas sites, warning that outages could spread as crews assessed the damage. Kyiv authorities reported at least three people killed and 22 injured in the capital; later reports put the nationwide death toll at least nine as attacks struck other regions.
The strikes came days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking energy infrastructure, though Moscow had not confirmed such an agreement. Zelenskyy said Ukraine had supported the proposed pause and accused Russia of deliberately disregarding it. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces had struck communications and energy facilities, describing them as connected to Ukraine’s military.
Ukrainian energy workers and emergency crews began repair and recovery efforts as officials warned that the scale of the damage could lead to further disruptions.