UPDATE 1-Russia hits Kyiv with drones and missiles, cutting power, water supplies

Unofficial Telegram news channels ⁠posted photos of darkened high-rise apartment buildings. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the ⁠capital's military administration, said a storage area had ⁠been ‌damaged and several cars set ablaze.


Reuters | Updated: 20-01-2026 06:59 IST | Created: 20-01-2026 06:59 IST
UPDATE 1-Russia hits Kyiv with drones and missiles, cutting power, water supplies

Russian forces launched a combined drone ⁠and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, triggering ​cuts in power and water ‍supplies, the city's mayor said.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said a strike on ⁠the ‌east ⁠bank of the Dnipro River had disrupted ‍both power and water supplies. A non-residential ​building had been hit and one person ⁠injured, he said. Unofficial Telegram news channels ⁠posted photos of darkened high-rise apartment buildings.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the ⁠capital's military administration, said a storage area had ⁠been ‌damaged and several cars set ablaze.

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