Rescue workers combed through the wreckage of damaged buildings inKyiv on Wednesday after a wave ofRussian missiles and drones struck the Ukrainian capital overnight, leaving at leastthree people dead and 22 injured.
In the Desnianskyi district, an attack on a** nine-storey residential blockkilled two people and injured 21, including a child. Emergency crews rescued 16 residents**, while firefighters tackled a blaze spanning** 400 square metres**. Sixteen of those injured were hospitalised, four in a serious condition.
Another person was killed and one injured in the Holosiivskyi district, where a non-residential building was hit. Psychologists from the emergency services assisted** 110 people** at the affected sites.
The strikes also targeted Kyiv’s energy infrastructure, with President** Volodymyr Zelenskyconfirming that a ballistic missile hit the CHP-4 heat and power plant**. He said Ukraine had received** no warning from its partners** before detecting the incoming missiles.
The broader overnight attacks on energy facilities left more than 600,000 people without power across Ukraine.