In the early morning of October 10, the capital Kiev was rocked by a large-scale attack by Russia, causing a fire in a high-rise apartment building, injuring many people and causing a part of the city to lose power.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that about 8 people were injured, of which 5 had to be hospitalized. Residential areas east of the Dnipro River were severely affected by power outages and water outages.
Images shared on social media showed fire rising from the upper floors of buildings while firefighters struggled to put out the fire. Many debris from the downed UAVs fell on densely populated neighborhoods.
Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk said that Russia has attacked energy facilities, causing some power plants to stop operating. Experts are working to mitigate the consequences and will start restoring when safety conditions allow, she wrote on Facebook.
According to the Kiev military, both missiles and drones were deployed in the early morning attack, focusing on the central Pecherskyi area. The fire caused by the UAV burned down many apartments on the 6-7th floor of a high-rise building before being extinguished.
In the city of Zaporizhzhia, more than 400km southeast of Kiev, drones attacked many targets, injuring three people and burning down several homes, according to the regional governor.
In recent weeks, Russian forces have repeatedly targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure as winter approaches. The large-scale airstrike last week also destroyed key gas production facilities, causing heavy damage.
Observers say this is one of the most intense attacks on the capital Kiev since the beginning of the fall, showing Moscow is increasing pressure ahead of the cold weather that makes Ukraine's energy system more fragile.
