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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin hits Kyiv energy facilities as Zelensky says allies gave ‘no warning’ of strikes

US president says both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky want the war to end, but they ‘don't know how to get there’

RelxNews Staff14 October 2026 at 04:05 UTC1 min read
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin hits Kyiv energy facilities as Zelensky says allies gave ‘no warning’ of strikes

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces attacked Kyiv on Tuesday with ballistic missiles, targeting energy sites, and Western ⁠allies had not warned Ukraine as they typically do.

A strike on a high-rise apartment building killed one person, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Apartments were ablaze and residents were ⁠being evacuated.

A series of ​explosions ⁠jolted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the late evening. and Zelensky and his military ⁠said there had been no advance warning of ​the ⁠strikes.

"Once again, no advance ‌warning from our partners. The main target was energy infrastructure, specifically thermal plant No. 4," Zelenskiy ‌said on Telegram without explaining why ‌no warning was given.

"According to our intelligence, the Russians are preparing further ballistic missile launches."

"The facts show that the ⁠Russians do not consider themselves bound to abide by what the president of the United States said," he added, referring US Donald Trump's announcement of an energy ceasefire at the weekend.

"And it is certainly unfair that they are destroying our energy infrastructure ‌while Ukraine is not even receiving warnings ​about ballistic missile launches."

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