Overnight strike on Kyiv kills four and leaves almost 6,000 apartment buildings without heat in a cold snap
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
Russia launched 242 drones plus ballistic and cruise missiles overnight on 8 to 9 January, according to President Zelensky, with heat and power facilities in Kyiv among the targets. Kyiv officials said at least four people were killed and 25 injured, among them a paramedic killed when a second strike hit the site after rescuers arrived. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said almost 6,000 apartment buildings, nearly half the city's stock, lost heating, and the energy company DTEK said 417,000 households lost power. The UN human rights office later said most of those buildings had only just had heating restored when a further attack hit on 20 January.
- When
- 9 January 2026
- Where
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- What
- energy infrastructure attack
- Acting party
- Ministry of Defence of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Ukrainian officials attributed the strike to Russia; Russia's defence ministry described strikes that night as retaliation.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary
Sources
- Origin of the claim Kyiv Independent
- Corroboration UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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