Ukrainians suffered power outages and water supply shortages after a barrage of Russian missiles struck critical energy and water infrastructure in the capital city of Kyiv and other regions.
Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv mayor said that 40 per cent of the city’s residents are facing water shortage while power supply has been cut to 2,70,000 homes in the capital city alone.
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Minister tweeted, “Instead of fighting on the battlefield, Russia fights civilians.” He said that the energy infrastructure would be repaired with equipment from 12 countries.
Overnight Russian shelling struck Ukraine's southeastern city of Nikopol and nearby Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Valentyn Reznichenko said. “Some 40 shells hit Nikopol, which is located across the Dniper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, damaging 14 residential buildings, a kindergarten, a pharmacy, a bank and several shops,” the official said.
In Marhanets, damage to a power line and loss of power to a water pumping station temporarily left some 40,000 families without running water and 10,000 families without electricity, according to Reznichenko. Power and water were restored by morning.
European Union's Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson visited Kyiv on Tuesday and pledged support to the war-torn country to rebuild its energy infrastructure. Simson tweeted, “Ukrainian energy infrastructure is under targeted attack by Russia - a cruel and inhumane tactic to cause human suffering as the winter is approaching. The EU stands by Ukraine to help them until they prevail.” She added that she is making all efforts to increase financial, technical and practical help for Ukraine.
(With inputs from PTI)
