Kiev Mayor, Former Boxer Klitschko Urges Residents of Ukraine’s Capital To Leave the City as Half the Buildings Have No Power or Heating
Evacuate dark and cold Kiev, says the mayor.
While the eyes of the world were focused on the Oreshnik hypersonic missile attack in Lvov, a massive missile and drone air raid also took place, part of a trend that’s targeting power supply in Ukraine, and leaving cities in the cold and dark.
In the case of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, the high-profile former boxer mayor advised residents to ‘temporarily leave the city’, as half of the apartment buildings cannot be heated after last night’s heavy Russian air attack.
Kyiv Independent reported:
“Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko called on residents of the capital, if possible, to leave the city after a Russian attack on Jan. 9 left half of the city’s apartment buildings without heating.
As temperatures dropped below 14°F, Russia launched a mass attack on Ukraine overnight with 242 drones and 36 missiles, with Kiev and its surrounding areas being the primary targets, the Air Force reported. The attack hit energy infrastructure facilities and multiple residential buildings in the capital, killing at least four people and injuring 19 others.”
The Mayor of Kyiv, Klitschko, urged city residents to temporarily leave the capital, as half of the city's multi-story buildings were left without heating due to a nighttime attack. pic.twitter.com/VLOtJMu68i
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