Massive ballistic attack on Kyiv energy grid triggers five-district blackouts

Russian forces launched a massive ballistic strike on Kyiv's energy infrastructure on October 14, triggering emergency blackouts across five districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Grid operator DTEK suspended normal outage schedules entirely while crews assessed damage and worked to reroute power.

The strikes followed an October 13 evening attack in which Zelensky said Ukraine received no advance warning from international partners before ballistic missiles struck near the capital, killing two and injuring 21. Combined casualties from the two nights have risen to at least three dead and dozens wounded, including a direct hit on an apartment building where rescuers pulled 16 survivors and two bodies from the rubble.

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