Russian Missile Strikes Set Kyiv Ablaze: Debris Scatters Across Ukrainian Capital as Energy Infrastructure Targeted

Russia has targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure since beginning its full-scale invasion in 2022.

Kyiv:

Russian missile attacks during the night ignited fires and scattered debris across multiple districts in Ukraine's capital, setting vehicles ablaze and breaking windows, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko early Wednesday.

Emergency response teams were deployed to numerous locations where fragments from intercepted aerial weapons fell, though no casualties have been reported thus far, Klitschko announced via the Telegram messaging platform.

Reuters observers heard explosions consistent with air defense systems in operation.

The scale of the assault, which Klitschko identified as involving ballistic missiles, and its primary objective were not immediately apparent. Russia has not yet provided comment on the attack.

In the Kyiv region surrounding the capital, a private residence caught fire as a consequence of the Russian strike, causing injuries to an elderly woman, regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk reported on Telegram.

Russia has persistently attacked Ukrainian energy facilities since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022, maintaining that such infrastructure constitutes legitimate military targets in the conflict.

A Tuesday attack on Ukraine resulted in four fatalities and left hundreds of thousands without electricity and many without water supply, in what Kyiv described as Moscow's latest effort in a systematic campaign to cripple its neighbor's energy system before winter arrives.

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