Russia strikes thermal power facility in Kyiv as Trump renews sanction threat

Published September 8, 2025 9:47am ET



Russia struck a thermal power generation facility in the Kyiv region overnight into Monday as President Donald Trump threatened to impose a second round of sanctions on Moscow.

Russia deployed about 140 drones into Ukraine overnight. The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted or suppressed most of the drones, but 26 aerial projectiles came into contact with seven locations. Among the targets was a Kyiv power plant.

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