After a night of relentless attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia has "never before shown such ostentatious disrespect toward the United States." This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.
According to Zelenskyy, despite Donald Trump's claims of an energy ceasefire, Russia carried out a targeted ballistic missile strike specifically against energy infrastructure. "A targeted Russian ballistic missile strike specifically against energy infrastructure – the very infrastructure covered by the ceasefire announced by the American President. The strike was entirely deliberate and demonstrative in its scale," he said.
Kyiv without power as temperatures drop
At least 600,000 people were left without power this morning, with temperatures falling below 10 degrees Celsius in Kyiv. Ukrainian firefighters extinguished a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike at an apartment building in Kyiv. This is confirmed by photographs from AFP/Getty Images photographer Genya Savilov.
Starlink speeds restricted
Meanwhile, a senior aide to Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine has been left struggling after Starlink satellite connection speeds were apparently restricted, complicating military operations on the ground.
Serhii Beskrestnov, widely known by his call sign "Flash," said: "Our defence forces received no warning about this restriction, and it led to the disruption of a number of missions. Clearly, this action cannot be a coincidence and is linked to the current political situation."
Zelenskyy in London, Rutte in Estonia
Ukraine's Zelenskyy is expected in London today for talks with the UK's prime minister, Andy Burnham, so we will probably hear more from him.
Elsewhere, Nato's secretary general Mark Rutte will visit Estonia this morning, and Germany's embattled chancellor Friedrich Merz is scheduled to address the Bundestag with a statement on the EU and Ukraine this afternoon.
And Pope Leo had a "peaceful night" at Rome's Gemelli hospital after yesterday's surgery which confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.
It's Wednesday, 14 October 2026. We will bring you all the updates throughout the day.