KYIV, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Greater than 1,300 residence buildings within the Ukrainian capital Kyiv had been nonetheless with out heating following a Russian missile and drone assault earlier this week, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko mentioned on Sunday.
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“Russia’s essential targets proper now are our vitality sector, vital infrastructure, and residential buildings,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned on X.
This week alone, he mentioned Russia had launched greater than 1,700 assault drones, over 1,380 guided aerial bombs and 69 missiles on Ukraine.
Each huge assault by Russia might have a devastating impression, mentioned Zelenskiy, who on Sunday visited Lithuania.
“We’re working with each chief to strengthen Ukraine. Everybody should clearly perceive the risk coming from Russia,” he mentioned.
Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba mentioned on Saturday that greater than 3,200 of Kyiv’s buildings had been with out heating late that night, down from 6,000 within the morning.
Klitschko mentioned on Telegram that since Saturday night, utility staff and vitality firms have restored warmth provide to about 2,000 buildings, leaving 1,330 buildings nonetheless with out heating.
Reporting by Pavel Polityuk
Enhancing by Bernadette Baum and Susan Fenton
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