On the night of 14 October 2026, Russian forces launched massive ballistic strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In Kyiv, all three of the city’s combined heat and power stations — CHPS-4, CHPS-5 and CHPS-6 — came under attack. This was reported by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Serhiy Koretskyi. According to him, Russian missiles also struck critical energy facilities in the Kyiv region, which supply electricity to the capital and the central regions of the country. There were also separate strikes on the power grid in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region. Rescue workers and power engineers are on the ground at the sites of the strikes and have already begun urgent restoration work.
- On the night of 14 October, Russia attacked all three of Kyiv’s municipal combined heat and power stations.
- CHP-4, CHP-5 and CHP-6 were affected.
- Russian missiles struck energy infrastructure in the Kyiv region, which supplies power to the capital.
- Facilities belonging to the power grid in Kharkiv and the surrounding region were also shelled.
- The massive attack led to emergency power cuts.
In Kyiv, Thermal Power Stations 4, 5 and 6 were hit
According to Sergey Koretsky, the Russian army attacked all three of the city’s combined heat and power stations, which are vital components of the capital’s energy system. These are the Darnytsia CHPS-4, CHPS-5 and CHPS-6. These facilities generate both heat and electricity.
The Prime Minister confirmed that all three facilities had been attacked, but did not specify the extent of the damage to each combined heat and power station. At present, there is also no confirmed information regarding the complete shutdown of all three CHP stations.
Russia has attacked energy infrastructure in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions
In addition to the capital’s combined heat and power stations, Russian troops have carried out strikes on power grid facilities in the Kyiv region.
According to the Prime Minister, the attack targeted critical infrastructure that supplies electricity to Kyiv and the central regions of Ukraine.
Ballistic missiles were also used against energy infrastructure in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported, as a result of the heavy shelling, 26 elements of the electricity infrastructure and four oil and gas facilities were damaged. At least 600,000 people were left without electricity.
Emergency power cuts have been introduced in Kyiv
Following the Russian attack on 14 October, DTEK reported emergency power cuts in the Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Pecherskyi and Solomianskyi districts, as well as in part of the Holosiivskyi district.
The company explained that the load-shedding schedules in these areas are temporarily suspended.
Due to a power cut at the pumping station, there were also disruptions to the water supply in the Pechersk district. However, at 11.08, the Kyiv City State Administration reported that pressure in the network had been restored and that the water supply was operating as normal.
Power companies are working to restore electricity to customers. No exact deadline has yet been given for the completion of all restoration work.
The Russian attack claimed lives
According to updated figures from the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, released on 14 October at 11.36, as a result of Russian strikes on the capital in the evening, overnight and in the morning Four people were killed and a further 25 were injured.
Three women were killed in the Desnianskyi district after a missile struck a high-rise block. A child is among the injured. Another person was killed in the Holosiivskyi district.
The strikes caused fires and damage to residential and non-residential buildings.
Rescue workers and power company staff have begun the restoration work
Serhiy Koretskyi reported that, since this morning, rescuers from the State Emergency Service and power company staff have been working at the sites of the Russian strikes. Fire-fighting operations, the clearing of rubble and initial restoration work are ongoing.
In addition to the energy sector, Russian troops attacked railway facilities in five regions of Ukraine. According to the Prime Minister, thanks to the timely evacuation of staff from these facilities, no casualties were reported.
The full extent of the damage to the power grid is currently being assessed.
