Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine early on Tuesday, cutting power and heating supplies to thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said.
Heating, power and water disruptions reported in Kyiv
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attacks cut heating supplies to 5,635 multi-storey residential apartment buildings. He said one person was wounded, debris damaged a school building, and water supplies were disrupted on the left bank of the city of more than 3 million people.
Casualties and damage reported in the wider Kyiv region
Regional officials said one person was killed in attacks in the wider Kyiv region and two petrol stations were damaged.
Second major attack on Kyiv energy infrastructure this month
Officials said it was the second major attack on the energy sector and other critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital so far this month, as temperatures hover well below zero Celsius.
Ukraine urges additional support from allies
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a message posted on X that thousands of houses were without heating in Kyiv at -15°C outside following Russia’s overnight strike. He said the attack was a wake-up call to world leaders gathering in Davos and reiterated calls for urgent additional energy assistance, air defence, and interceptors from Ukraine’s allies.
Diplomatic efforts show no tangible results, officials say
As the war with Russia approaches its four-year mark, diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have yielded no tangible results so far despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump on both Kyiv and Moscow.
Ongoing repairs after earlier January strikes
Kyiv has already faced severe power and heating outages following previous strikes earlier in January, and dozens of repair crews have worked around the clock for more than a week to restore supplies to residents.
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