Kyiv was targeted by a series of Russian ballistic missile attacks on October 12 and 13, 2026, resulting in the deaths of two people and injuring 21 others, primarily in crucial energy infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly lamented twice the lack of prior warning from Ukraine's Western partners regarding these strikes. The attacks specifically targeted the Kyiv Combined Heat and Power Plant, known as CHP-4, and a residential building was also damaged and set ablaze (meduza.io, france24.com, aftonbladet.se). These strikes occur in a tense geopolitical context, marked by growing friction between Kyiv and Washington. Zelensky had previously criticized the U.S. decision to ease restrictions on Russian diesel, calling it...
Sources from the Western bloc (hln.be, aftonbladet.se, lemonde.fr, france24.com) confirm Russian attacks on Kyiv, causing deaths and injuries, and mention that the power plant was hit. However, East/South sources (rt.com) and Dissident sources (meduza.io), both Pro-Russian/Anti-Western or Russian Opposition, introduce significant dissonance by insisting on...
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