# Russian Strike Sets Kyiv’s Darnytsia Power and Heating Plant on Fire, Cutting Electricity to Two Districts

*Monday, October 26, 2026 at 6:08 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-10-26T06:08:21.211Z (3h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: A Russian attack ignited the Darnytsia combined heat and power plant in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, abruptly knocking out electricity in areas that depend on it for power and heating.

A Russian strike on Kyiv has set the Darnytsia combined heat and power plant ablaze and abruptly cut electricity to surrounding neighborhoods in the capital’s east.

Footage from the Dniprovskyi district shows the moment of impact on the plant and, at the 21‑second mark, a sudden blackout as lights across the area go out. Located on Kyiv’s left bank, the Darnytsia plant supplies heat to the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts and plays a central role in keeping large residential areas warm.

Ukrainian officials said the facility was hit during a night of Russian attacks, but had not yet released a full damage assessment by early 26 October. Flames and thick smoke are visible in the video, raising immediate questions about how much of the plant’s equipment has been knocked offline and how quickly at least partial service can be restored.

For people living in the affected districts, the consequences are immediate. Power cuts stop elevators, darken stairwells, and leave streets without lighting. Because Darnytsia is a combined heat and power plant, prolonged disruption could also threaten district heating for apartment blocks that depend on centralized hot water systems.

Combined heat and power facilities generate electricity and use the waste heat to provide hot water for residential and industrial heating networks, which makes them efficient but also highly visible targets. When such a plant is struck, both power and heating can be affected at once.

The attack underscores the continued vulnerability of Ukraine’s energy system to concentrated strikes. Engineers can harden some elements and build redundancies, but large plants like Darnytsia remain exposed to missiles and drones.

What happens next will hinge on several factors: official confirmation of the scale of damage at Darnytsia, the speed at which grid operators can reroute power and restore at least basic supply to the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts, and whether the strike is followed by a broader campaign against other energy facilities. The pace of repair work and any new protective measures around key plants will signal how Ukrainian authorities expect the threat to evolve.