Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv for a second consecutive night, hitting a key energy facility and a residential building, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Darnytska Combined Heat and Power Plant No. 4 (CHPP-4) was among the targets. The plant supplies heating and electricity to the Dniprovskyi district and parts of the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were killed and 21 injured in the missile strike on the apartment block. He said "massive missile attacks" had knocked out power to parts of the city and urged residents to remain in shelters after a red alert was declared due to a "missile threat."
Zelensky said Ukraine detected the incoming missiles only as they neared the city, with no advance warning from Western partners.
"This is absolutely unjust: when they are destroying our energy infrastructure, and Ukraine is not even receiving early warnings about ballistic missile launches," Zelensky said.
"It is important that the world does not stay silent about this. And it is important that the United States really see what is happening and who is responsible for this war continuing," he added.
The strikes came days after US President Donald Trump announced that an energy ceasefire had been agreed between Russia and Ukraine. Kyiv has reported multiple Russian strikes on its territory since that announcement.
Zelensky said: "Ukraine supported an energy ceasefire. Russia is targeting yet another power plant and the lives of our people."
Following strikes on Monday night, speculation arose that the United States had cut off access to key intelligence enabling Ukraine to track incoming threats. Trump denied this on Tuesday.
"We are helping them and we are sharing intel," Trump said. "We want the war to end. So we're working with them and with Russia on getting the war to end."
Asked about Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy sites, Trump said: "Ukraine hit many sites the day before." He declined to say directly whether Russia had broken the ceasefire, stating that both sides want the war to "come to an end" but "just don't know how to get there."
The strikes come as Zelensky prepares to meet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Downing Street on Wednesday to discuss accelerating air defence supplies to Kyiv.
CHPP-4 has been struck multiple times during the war. It was severely damaged in a separate Russian missile attack in February, which forced it to shut down. That strike left more than 1,000 residential buildings without heating and hot water, along with 47 schools, 72 kindergartens and 18 medical institutions, according to reports.
The latest attacks follow a series of diplomatic exchanges over a potential ceasefire. Zelensky said on Sunday that a 60-day ceasefire would allow Ukraine to hold presidential elections, following comments from Trump that "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president."
After Trump's announcement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine does not deserve the "respite" a ceasefire would bring. Lavrov added that under any ceasefire, Europe would be able to "pump [Ukraine] with new weapons" for it to continue the war.
