Russia Strikes Kyiv Power Plant Despite Energy Ceasefire — SkimNews
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- Russian forces struck Kyiv's Darnytska CHP-4 power plant and a residential building with ballistic missiles late Tuesday, killing 2 and injuring 21, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
- President Zelensky said the strikes came with "no early warning from our partners" about the ballistic missile launches, accusing Russia of violating the energy ceasefire Trump announced two days prior.
- Mayor Klitschko reported "massive missile attacks" knocked out power to parts of Kyiv and declared a red alert, urging residents to shelter in place.
- President Trump denied cutting off intelligence sharing with Ukraine, telling reporters "We are helping them and we are sharing intel," while declining to say whether Russia had broken a ceasefire.
- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine doesn't deserve the "respite" a ceasefire would bring, warning Europe would use it to "pump [Ukraine] with new weapons."
- Zelensky is scheduled to meet the UK Prime Minister at Downing Street on Wednesday to discuss accelerating air defence supplies to Kyiv.
Why it matters: Russia's second consecutive night of strikes on Kyiv's energy grid — hitting CHPP-4, already severely damaged in a February attack that left 1,000+ buildings without heating — directly tests the two-day-old ceasefire Trump announced, while Zelensky's "no early warning" remark fuels speculation that Western intelligence sharing with Ukraine has degraded.
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