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Hot water service to residences linked to Kyiv's Darnytsia thermal power plant is temporarily suspended following Russian strikes on October 14, according to district administration head Oleksandr Kovtunov, who announced the suspension on October 15. Kovtunov emphasized the need for responsible adherence to the measures, expressing hope for a swift stabilization of the situation.
The Darnytsia Combined Heat and Power Plant suffered severe damage on February 3, 2026, leaving over 1,100 residential buildings on Kyiv's left bank without heating for the rest of the heating season. Following a massive Russian attack on October 15, emergency power outages were resumed in the capital. On the evening of October 13, Russia launched another ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noting that Ukraine was caught off guard by the missile launches, which were only detected upon their approach to the capital.
The following morning, Russia targeted energy facilities in Kyiv and surrounding Oblast, resulting in five fatalities in the capital. During the previous night, Russia launched a series of 39 missiles and 128 drones at Ukraine, with Ukraine's air defenses intercepting four missiles and neutralizing 90% of the drones. Powerful explosions were heard across Kyiv, and the energy company DTEK reported emergency power outages in five districts.
Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi confirmed that all of Kyiv's combined heat and power plants, along with other energy infrastructure facilities, were hit by Russian strikes overnight, leaving more than 600,000 Ukrainians without power.
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