Ukraine war: Kyiv struggles with power problems after massive Russian attacks
Mayor Klitschko and President Zelenskyj report numerous rockets and drones. There are also attacks on industrial facilities in Russia.
Quick Look
- Kyiv was the target of heavy attacks with ballistic missiles and drones, hitting power plants, substations and a Dnipro bridge.
- The electricity and water supply is extremely difficult.
- Targets in Russia were also attacked.
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Why It Matters
Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure continue. Ukraine responds with drone attacks on targets in Russia.
Kyiv has again reported serious attacks. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram that night about ballistic missiles that had hit Ukrainian infrastructure. There were explosions in the suburbs, and more than a dozen explosions were also heard in the center of Kyiv. Five people were injured.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force and military-related observers, the attacks targeted thermal power plants in the city and south of Kyiv as well as a substation west of the metropolis. President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles that were fired at Kyiv and the surrounding region.
The power supply in the Ukrainian capital is “extremely difficult,” Klitschko wrote, and the water supply and district heating supply are also affected. In addition, an important bridge over the Dnipro River, which connects the western and eastern halves of the capital, was damaged. Experts are in the process of assessing the extent of the damage.
Shortly beforehand, Zelensky had warned in a video message of new attacks on energy facilities and the bridges over the Dnipro River.
Criticism of repeated power outages
On Friday, Zelenskyj criticized Klitschko for the repeated power outages in the Ukrainian capital. Zelensky described it as a result of "unimplemented decisions at the city level to prepare for the heating season and for this Russian operation against the Ukrainian energy industry." That's why the situation in the city of three million is particularly difficult.
The Russian Defense Ministry justified the attack on the bridge by saying that it also serves Ukrainian military transport. Important infrastructure such as bridges are particularly protected by international law of war. According to the Moscow listing, a factory for the Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missile, the Tripilla power plant south of Kyiv and an electrical substation in the Zhytomyr region were also attacked.
Ukraine also attacked Russia again; The Ukrainian military targeted the oil refinery in the Russian city of Saratov on the Volga. The regional administration spoke of damage to several residential buildings, as reported by the Russian state news agency Tass. Videos on social networks show fires on the refinery site. An arms factory in Oryol, southwest of Moscow, was also reportedly hit.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Repair work on damaged infrastructure in Kyiv
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What is the exact damage to the Dnipro Bridge?
- When can power be restored in Kyiv?
