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Case file 06

Kyiv, 14 Oct 2026

Night strike on the capital's heat and power · 39 ballistic missiles + 128 drones

Case file 06
Kyiv, 14 Oct 2026Night strike on the capital's heat and power · 39 ballistic missiles + 128 drones
Kyiv, Desnianskyi district: the residential block burning after the strike (SES Kyiv, night of 9–10 October)
Kyiv, Desnianskyi district: the residential block burning after the strike (SES Kyiv, night of 9–10 October). Photo: State Emergency Service, Kyiv · 10 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · original post ↗
600,000
without electricity in Kyiv; outages in 9 regions
3 of 3
Kyiv CHP plants hit; 4 killed, 25 injured

Only 4 of 39 ballistic missiles were intercepted. All three combined heat-and-power plants that warm a city of three million were hit at the start of the heating season; three women were killed in a nine-storey block in Desnianskyi district. Fourth winter campaign: 29–30 Sep, 7 Oct, 8 Oct, 13–14 Oct.

War crimes — established CAH — pattern Continuing CAH — position

Russia said. MoD, 14 Oct: "five energy facilities used for the needs of the military-industrial complex", naming CHP-4, 5 and 6. The ICC qualified exactly this conduct as war crimes and crimes against humanity in 2024.

Official media. SES Kyiv, 10 Oct: Desnianskyi block — 2 found dead, 16 rescued, 21 injured incl. 1 child; photo gallery ↗

Evidence held: Air Force radar track and launch count; Ukrenergo damage reports; MoD target list (Interfax, 14 Oct, archived); SES site documentation, Desnianskyi block. Satellite imagery requested (Maxar News Bureau).

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