Russian ballistic barrage on Kyiv hits power plant and bridge, disrupts metro and road traffic
A two‑wave Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv struck a combined heat and power plant, damaged the nearby South Bridge and metro infrastructure, and killed at least one person, forcing restrictions on road traffic and subway service across the Dnipro.
Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv overnight damaged a key power plant and river crossing, disrupted metro service and road traffic, and caused civilian casualties.
According to battlefield reporting, the attack came in two main waves and involved around 20 ballistic missiles in total. At 22:45 local time, eight RM‑48U ballistic missiles derived from the S‑400 air‑defence system hit targets in the city. Reported impact sites included the State University of Trade and Economics, a metro facility and the Prospekt Mall. One missile struck Kyoto Park next to the university, killing one person and injuring others, and damaging nearby dormitories.
A second wave in the early hours brought roughly 12 more ballistic missiles, most of them Iskander‑M, against the capital. One of the main targets was the CHP‑5 combined heat and power plant in southern Kyiv. Reporting states that five Iskander‑M missiles and one RM‑48U modified S‑400 were used against that facility. Other missiles hit the Dniprovsky district in eastern Kyiv and the Podilsky district in the north.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said an administrative building was hit in the Podilsky district, with two other strikes on non‑residential buildings at separate addresses.
The blast wave from the strike on CHP‑5 damaged metro infrastructure and elements of the neighbouring South (Pivdennyi) Bridge, a major crossing over the Dnipro River. Kyiv’s military administration announced restrictions on traffic across the bridge after the attack.
Metro operations were also curtailed. Authorities reported that trains on the green Syretsko‑Pecherska line were running only between Syrets and Vydubychi on one segment and between Osokorky and Chervony Khutir on another, splitting a core north‑south route across the city.
Earlier flight‑path analysis indicated that eight RM‑48U S‑400 ballistic missiles were launched from Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, with four fired from near Klintsy and four from near Pochep, impacting Kyiv’s eastern suburbs before the later wave of mostly Iskander‑M missiles.
Taken together, the strikes show Russian forces again using mixed ballistic systems against central Kyiv, with confirmed damage to power generation infrastructure, a strategic bridge and urban civilian sites. The key indicators to watch in the aftermath will be how quickly traffic over the South Bridge and service on the green metro line can be restored, and whether Russian forces continue similar barrages on energy and transport nodes in the capital.
Sources
- OSINT