Officials in Ukraine reported a barrage of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in several cities, including Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said part of the Ukrainian capital was cut off from power and water supplies due to the attacks.
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In Kharkiv, two strikes hit critical infrastructure facilities, according to the authorities, and the subway stopped operating. Officials also warned about possible power outages in the city of Zaporizhzhia resulting from the strikes there, according to the Associated Press.
A video that reportedly shows black smoke rising from a dam substation after an attack was posted to Twitter on Monday. The hydroelectric plant is located in Zaporizhzhia.
Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to President Zelensky, said around 40 missiles had been fired at Ukraine in the early hours, the Daily Mail reported.
Deputy head of the presidential office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said emergency power outages were being implemented due to “massive shelling of critical infrastructure.”
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This is the second time this month Russia has attacked Ukrainian infrastructure.
Another batch of Russian missiles hits Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Instead of fighting on the battlefield, Russia fights civilians. Don’t justify these attacks by calling them a ‘response’. Russia does this because it still has the missiles and the will to kill Ukrainians.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) October 31, 2022
“Another batch of Russian missiles hits Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Instead of fighting on the battlefield, Russia fights civilians. Don’t justify these attacks by calling them a ‘response’. Russia does this because it still has the missiles and the will to kill Ukrainians,” Dmytro Kuleba, minister of foreign affairs for Ukraine, said in a tweet.
