Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure; Ukraine retaliates with drone strikes on Moscow and data centers

Russian forces conducted extensive overnight missile and drone strikes on October 14, targeting all three of Kyiv's combined heat and power plants and critical energy facilities in Kyiv and Kharkiv, resulting in at least 600,000 people losing electricity and multiple casualties. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy reported 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 drones were used, and that Ukraine received no early warnings from partners. Concurrently, Russia reported nearly 500 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region, disrupting airport operations and hitting a Sberbank data center in Balakovo, killing one person and damaging residential buildings.