explosions in Kiev
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement on his Telegram channel that a person died as a result of a series of explosions in Kiev.
“Rescuers found the body of a person in one of the buildings hit by the rocket in the Pechersky district,” wrote a Ukrainian official.
RT television channel claims that parts of a downed rocket “as a result of the operation of the Ukrainian air defense system” fell on a residential building in Kiev.
“After that, there was a fire, the local media writes. In the post of the broadcast on its Telegram channel, it is claimed that the bullet targeted the critical infrastructure of the city.
Vitali Klitschko said that a large number of missiles were shot down over Kyiv by the air defense. He added that the bullets hit two residential buildings and then another high-rise.
Residents of one of the houses attacked by rockets in Kiev told the press about the moment of the explosion.
Social networks publish videos of strikes in Kiev.
Rockets flying over the Kyiv region were also filmed.
The strikes, which started in the afternoon of November 15, continue today.
Ukraine’s energy is partially cut off
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 85 missiles were fired at energy facilities in the country. He urged citizens to stay in shelters.
Kyiv Mayor Klitschko said emergency power cuts began during the Russian attacks in the Ukrainian capital and other cities across the country. Images on social networks show that Kiev is completely de-energized. Authorities claim that half the city of 4 million is without electricity.
Emergency power outages were recorded in the Cherkasy and Poltava regions of Ukraine, the authorities of these regions reported. In addition, emergency shutdowns were initiated in the Sumy region. Explosions occurred in the Vinnitsa and Volyn region.
An energy infrastructure facility in Rivne was hit, part of the regional center was de-energized. Zhytomyr was also left without electricity.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovoy said the situation in the city was “very difficult”. In Lviv, 80% remains without electricity, there is no heat and hot water, no electric transportation.
Kharkiv authorities announced the suspension of metro and ground transport – such a statement was made by the Mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov. “Arrival at a critical infrastructure facility. Due to damage to the plant, there are problems with the power supply. Electric transportation from the ground, the subway stopped,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
Ukrainian media reported that the explosions in the cities of the country did not stop for several hours. Explosions also occurred in Odessa, Cherkasy and Khmelnytsky regions, Krivoy Rog. The regional administration said that the energy of the Ternopil region of Ukraine has been cut by 90%.
According to the Netblocks service, the Internet in Ukraine is intermittent, traffic has fallen by a third. Mobile operator Kyivstar has warned of communication problems caused by bombardment and power outages.
“Sometimes the connection can break. We know we will fix it. Use national circulation”, Strana edition reports the company’s statement.
“This is the biggest attack on the energy system. <...> Attacks occur in the Ukrainian energy system: both in the production facilities and in the electricity transmission system. Emergency shutdowns have been initiated, ”wrote Herman Galushchenko, head of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.
there is Moldova
Moldovan media reported that electricity was cut off in some settlements in the country. Moldovan Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrei Spinu said the shutdowns were related to Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
“After the bombing of the Ukrainian energy system by Russia, one of the power lines providing electricity to our country for the last hour has been closed in automatic mode (automatic load shedding according to frequency). “This has led to massive power outages across the country,” he said.
Then, Moldovan authorities announced that electricity supply from Ukraine to the country was stopped.
Central and northern affected
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, said the situation in Ukraine’s energy sector is “critical” following the strikes on infrastructure.
“Most of the hits were recorded in the center and north of the country. The situation in the capital is very difficult, special emergency shutdown programs are being introduced. Ukrenergo had to initiate emergency cuts,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
Andriy Yermak, head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, said that Russia’s new attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure facilities are a reaction. Zelensky’s speech at the G20 summit.
Yermak said in a statement on his Twitter account, “Russia is responding to Zelensky’s strong G20 speech with a new missile attack. He also doubts that the Russian Federation “wants for peace”, as reported by RIA Novosti.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously described Vladimir Zelensky’s speech at the G20 summit as “a performance beyond all regulations and manners, in which the West tries to distract attention from the real agenda.”
Source: Gazeta
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