💥 Attack

Russian drones and missiles struck a Kyiv power plant three times, causing a 90-minute power outage and temporary disruption of phone towers and internet.

Kyiv, Kyiv
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Russian drones and missiles struck a Kyiv power plant three times, causing a 90-minute power outage and temporary disruption of phone towers and internet.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces carried out three strikes on an energy infrastructure facility in the Desnianskyi District of Kyiv around 09:00, resulting in explosions and power outages.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces fired three missiles at a power supply facility in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district on the morning of Oct. 18, 2022.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Three explosions were reported at the site of the attack.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The number of victims from the October 17 attack on Kyiv increased to five, including an elderly woman found under the rubble of a residential building.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

3 flights arrived at the energy supply facility on the Left Bank of Kyiv and a critical infrastructure facility in Desnyansky district was hit.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.092Z

Source story: day-237-2023-02-13