Russian forces attacked Kyiv early Monday in a series of strikes using Iranian-made drones and targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that “several explosions” were heard in Solomyanskyi and Shevchenkivskyi. Some of the city’s “critical infrastructure facilities were damaged,” leaving about 3% of consumers without heat, though the water supply system remains operating as expected.“As a result of the attack on the capital, critical infrastructure facilities were damaged,” he wrote.
“There were no casualties,” Serhiy Popko, the head of Kyiv’s city military administration, wrote on Telegram. “However, debris damaged the roadway in the Solomianskyi district, as well as the windows of a high-rise building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Unfortunately, there is a hit in the infrastructure object. Emergency services are eliminating the consequences.”
In October, Russia changed its military strategy, directing its focus to destroying Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter. Since then, Russia has pulverized Ukraine's energy grid often leaving millions of Ukrainian civilians without power, heat, or running water.
He did not announce a new military aid package despite reports that the administration is finalizing plans to send Ukraine the Patriot missile defense system. The system can require as many as 90 service members to operate and maintain it, and the training under normal circumstances takes months.
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