Ukraine Warupdated 1h ago2 min read
Russian Forces Strike Kyiv’s Darnytsia CHPP-4, Zelenskyy Says No Early Warning From Partners
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Russian ballistic missile struck Kyiv's Darnytsia CHPP-4 and damaged a residential building Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no advance warning from Western partners about the attack
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No warning, CHPP-4 hit
Russian forces struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Tuesday evening, hitting Darnytsia CHP-4, or CHPP-4, and a residential building, while Ukraine reported “no early warning from our partners.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s systems detected the missiles only when they were “already virtually on approach to Kyiv,” and he described CHPP-4 as “one of Kyiv’s key energy facilities.”
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one person was killed and 13 injured in the missile strike on the apartment block, and he said four people were in a serious condition. Zelenskyy said the attack came with “no early warning from our partners,” and he added that “The Russians do not stop at destroying our energy infrastructure, and Ukraine is not even receiving any prior warnings about ballistic missile launches.”
Trump, intelligence, and pressure
US President Donald Trump told reporters, “We are helping them, and we are sharing intel,” as Kyiv said it received no warning before the Tuesday night strike.
Zelenskyy said, “This is absolutely unjust: when they are destroying our energy infrastructure, and Ukraine is not even receiving early warnings about ballistic missile launches,” and he urged the United States to “really see what is happening and who is responsible for this war continuing.”
The New York Times reported that Ukraine said it received no warning from its Western partners before a Russian missile attack on Tuesday night after reporting earlier in the day that it had gotten no intelligence about a round of strikes the night before.
Ukrainian officials attributed the lack of warning to “technical problems,” and Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said, “It may happen that we do not receive this information, and this is not the first time this has happened. There are technical aspects to consider.”
Energy ceasefire at stake
Zelenskyy said Ukraine supported an energy ceasefire, but Russia was “targeting yet another power plant and the lives of our people,” and he framed the situation as “absolutely unjust.” The BBC said the strikes came two days after Trump said an energy ceasefire had been agreed by Russia and Ukraine, even as Kyiv reported multiple Russian strikes following the announcement.
The BBC also said CHPP-4 had been hit multiple times during the war, and it noted that a February attack forced the plant to shut down and left “more than 1,000 residential buildings without heating and hot water,” along with “47 schools, 72 kindergartens and 18 medical institutions.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was preparing further ballistic missile launches, and he said Ukraine was working to replenish its stocks of anti-missile munitions for its air defence systems.