Russia launched a largescale overnight attack on Kyiv and its sururbs on Saturday that killed one person and left almost two dozen people injured critically. The heating and electricity cutoff has left thousands of people in freezing temperature. The attack came ahead of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday to discuss a proposed plan to end the fighting that has killed tens of thousands since 2022.
An air alert lasted several hours after loud overnight explosions, some accompanied by bright flashes that turned the sky orange, according to AFP reporters in Kyiv.
The attack claimed life of a 47-year-old woman, Kyiv regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk confirmed.
“There are already 19 persons affected in the capital. Eleven persons have been hospitalised,” said Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. He added that 2,600 residential buildings and hundreds of kindergartens, schools and social buildings had lost heat and people have to bear the freezing temperature.
“As of this morning, part of the left bank of the region remains without electricity. Currently, more than 320,000 consumers are without power,” Kalashnyk added.
Ukraine’s air force announced a countrywide air alert early Saturday and said that drones and missiles were moving over several Ukrainian regions.
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