Russian Defense Ministry announces targeting of energy facilities in Ukraine

Moscow, Oct 14 (KUNA) -- The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that it targeted several energy facilities in Ukraine, alleging they were used to supply electricity to military-industrial sites and to process intelligence data on Russian forces. In a statement, the ministry said the strikes hit Thermal Power Plant No. 5 in Kyiv and the Trypilska thermal power plant, noting that both facilities supply electricity to the military-industrial complex in the capital, Kyiv, and its surrounding region. It added that the ATMO Ukrzbank data processing center in Kyiv was also targeted, claiming it was used to process intelligence related to Russian forces. The ministry further stated that the Kyivskaya substation was struck, asserting it supplied power to Ukrainian military facilities in the western part of the country. In the Kharkiv region, the ministry announced strikes on the Zmiivska power plant and another facility, which it said were used to provide electricity to military and industrial sites linked to Ukraine’s war effort. The statement did not include details on the extent of damage or casualties resulting from the strikes, and no independent information was available to confirm the nature of the targets announced by the Russian ministry. This comes days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt mutual strikes targeting each other’s energy infrastructure and facilities. In a brief post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the Russian and Ukrainian sides had “agreed” to what he described as an “energy truce” in their ongoing war, to take effect “immediately,” and urged them not to “violate” this truce. (End) Dan / T.M.A