Districts of kyiv are deprived of electricity and water this Monday morning, “following Russian strikes” on the Ukrainian capital, said the mayor of the city Vitaly Klitschko. A “massive attack” is taking place in several regions, deplored the Ukrainian presidency.
“Part of kyiv without electricity and in some areas without water, following Russian strikes, Klitschko said on Telegram messaging. Electrical engineers are working to restore electricity supplies after damaging an energy facility that supplies around 350,000 apartments in Kyiv. Specialists, as well as other emergency services and authorities are doing everything possible to stabilize the situation as soon as possible. »
The attack would not only target the capital, the government warned on Monday. “Russian terrorists have once again launched a massive attack on energy system facilities in a number of regions,” said an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, Kyrylo Tymoshenko. “Some of the missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft defense, while others hit their target,” he added.
“Instead of fighting on the battlefield, Russia is fighting civilians”
“Another batch of Russian missiles hits critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Instead of fighting on the battlefield, Russia is fighting civilians. Do not justify these attacks by calling them answer. Russia is doing this because it still has the missiles and the will to kill Ukrainians, ”denounces the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ukraine on Twitter.
The United States Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget A Brink, announces the sheltering of her teams.
“Like millions of Ukrainians, our team @USEmbassyKyiv takes cover again as Russia continues its ruthless and barbaric missile strikes on the Ukrainian people in an attempt to leave the country cold and gloomy as winter approaches,” she wrote.
After a series of defeats for its army on several fronts in Ukraine, Moscow resolved to make a brutal change of strategy to try to reverse this spiral: massive strikes on Ukrainian power stations as winter approaches.
Since early October, Russian forces have fired salvoes of cruise missiles and launched hundreds of Iranian-made suicide bomber drones at energy facilities across Ukraine, including the capital kyiv, successfully crippling some 40% of the grid. Ukrainian electric.