Key points
- In the Dnipro district, non-residential and residential buildings have been damaged, and there are hits from drone debris.
- One person was injured and is in hospital.
- On the left bank, there are interruptions in electricity, water and heat supply.
- More than 5,600 high-rise buildings were left without heat.
- The metro is operating with changes due to the energy situation.
As a result of another Russian attack on Kyiv on 20 January, the city suffered damage to infrastructure, interruptions in electricity and water supply, and disruptions to heat supply. This was reported by Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
According to him, several non-residential buildings at several addresses in the Dnipro district were damaged as a result of the strikes. Debris from the drone fell on open ground, where cars caught fire. Debris also damaged a primary school building, but there was no fire. Windows were broken in several residential buildings. Rescuers, medics, and utility services are working at the scene.
One person is known to have been injured in the Dnipro district. The woman was hospitalised in one of the capital’s hospitals, and her condition is being assessed. Medical personnel continue to respond to calls.
The shelling caused power outages on the left bank of Kyiv. Social infrastructure facilities were switched to autonomous power sources. There is also a temporary lack of water supply.
After the attack, 5,635 multi-storey buildings were left without heat. Almost 80 per cent of them are buildings where heat supply was restored after damage to critical infrastructure on 9 January. The night before, 16 buildings out of almost 6,000 that had previously been affected by shelling were left without heat. Utility and energy companies are working to restore heat, water, and electricity.
Due to the difficult energy situation, the Kyiv Metro has temporarily changed its train schedule. During air raid alerts, the red line runs between the Akademmistechko and Arsenalna stations, and after the alarm is lifted, two trains will run between Livoberezhna and Arsenalna without stopping at the Hydropark and Dnipro stations. On the green line, traffic is organised in separate sections, while the blue line is operating as usual. Up-to-date information is broadcast at stations and through the official channels of the city authorities and the metro.
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