Ukrainian capital Kyiv has lost electricity and water after Russia launched “massive strikes” on the city, Zaporizhzhia, and Cherkasy.
At least one rocket landed in Moldova.
Russia confirmed the strikes:
Russia’s army said Monday it had struck military and energy infrastructure targets in Ukraine after Kyiv announced a wave of cruise missile attacks across the country.”The Russian armed forces continued strikes with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons against the military command and energy systems of Ukraine,” the defence ministry said in a statement.”The strike targets were achieved. All assigned objects have been hit,” it said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 80% of those in Kyiv don’t have water and some don’t have electricity:
“Currently, due to the emergency situation in Kyiv, 80 percent of consumers remain without water,” the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. “Engineers are also working to restore power to 350,000 homes in Kyiv that were left without electricity.”Kyiv city authorities have asked citizens to stock up on water.“Please stock up on water from the nearest pump rooms and points of sale. Specialists are doing everything possible to return water to the apartments of Kyiv residents,” stated an official message of the Kyiv administration.The authorities said that there are 350,000 apartments in Kyiv that have been left without electricity due to Russian shelling. Engineers are working to restore the power supply.
Russia also “hit a critical infrastructure facility” in Kharkiv, cutting power to public transportation.
The strike caused “problems” with Kharkiv’s water supply.
The world fears the global crisis will continue after Russia broke off the deal to allow Ukrainian grain to leave through the Black Sea. Officials cited supposed safety concerns after Ukraine attacked its Black Sea fleet over the weekend.
The UN, Ukraine, and Turkey said they would not stop the grain sea and ship out “16 vessels” on Monday.
France decided to develop a plan to move Ukrainian crops on land:
“We are looking to see whether, if it cannot pass through the Black Sea, if it can instead pass through overland routes, (…) in particular by looking at land routes through Romania and Poland,” Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau told RMC Radio.”We will continue to work towards a system which does not put us in the hands and the goodwill, or in this case the bad will, of Vladimir Putin,” said Fesneau, referring to the Russian president.
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