Tonight a Russian missile attack is damaged the power grid in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and destroyed an energy facility, reported Reuters and BTA. The information was shared by DTEK, Ukraine's largest private electricity supplier, via a message on the Telegram app. Despite the damage, DTEK responded quickly and restored power to most of the affected buildings using generators.
However, ten private homes and one business building remained without electricity.
Sergei Popko, the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, reported that debris from a rocket had ignited a fire in a public building in the Golosiiv district of Kyiv. This happened early in the morning after the rocket attack.
The Ukrainian Air Force has identified the weapons used in the attack on Kiev as an Iskander short-range ballistic missile. and drones. Attacking vehicles were intercepted before they could do more damage. No casualties were reported from the fire.
The Russian Air Force announced that Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, was also attacked with five anti-aircraft missiles.
In addition, Ukrainian forces have successfully shot down attack drones over Zaporozhye and Dnipropetrovsk regions, demonstrating continued resistance to attacks.