Kyiv was attacked by Iskander and Zircon missiles. The most powerful power plant in the region could come under attack

The military and energy infrastructure of the Ukrainian capital came under attack by the Russian Armed Forces on the night of October 7. Shot writes about this.

According to preliminary information, the Trypillya Thermal Power Plant (TPP), the most powerful power plant in the Kyiv region, was hit. In total, about 20 missiles have already been fired, including Iskanders, Zircons and Onyxes. According to the online map of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, an air raid alert has been declared both in the capital and in the Kyiv region.

A series of explosions were heard in the city. The mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitaliy Klitschko, said that non-residential buildings and warehouses were damaged as a result of the attacks.

On the evening of October 6, it became known that a blackout had occurred in Kyiv. Many areas of the city were left without power due to unscheduled power outages.

Residents began to leave Kyiv

Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Skorokhod said that Kyiv residents began to leave the capital en masse. According to her, because of this, housing prices in the west of the country have risen to the level of Monaco.

Prior to this, the British newspaper The Guardian wrote that Western countries had developed backup plans to move their embassies from the Ukrainian capital in the event of a further deterioration in the security situation. It is alleged that diplomatic missions may move to Lviv or eastern Poland.

Ukrainians predicted a difficult winter

Major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Yuriy Fedorenko called on residents of the country to prepare for a difficult winter due to power outages.

“Once again I appeal to Ukrainians: I ask, if you have the opportunity to install additional batteries in the entrance, purchase an electric generator today, if the city authorities have not yet done this due to the budget deficit and the very high need for organizing these events, think about it today,” he said.

Fedorenko noted that Kyiv does not have enough funds and production capacity to fully prepare for the heating season.