On the night of November 14, Kyiv and the Kyiv region experienced a large-scale combined attack from the Russian Federation, during which the enemy used both ballistic missiles and strike drones. As a result of the shelling, serious damage to infrastructure was recorded in the capital, posing a threat to the stability of key utility services.
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Damage and Casualties Among Civilians
Preliminary reports indicate hits on residential buildings in several areas of Kyiv. As a result of the strike, one person was killed and 25 others were injured, including a pregnant woman and a child. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, missile debris caused fires near a medical facility and in a non-residential building. In the Holosiivskyi district, a fire broke out in a medical facility due to falling debris, and another non-residential building was damaged.
“There may be interruptions in electricity and water supply in the city,” said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko during the night.
Problems with Heating Supply and the State of Critical Infrastructure
Due to the attack by Russian troops, certain sections of the heating networks in the capital were affected. In the Desnyanskyi district, heating supply to part of the residential buildings was temporarily halted due to an accident on the heating main. The head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Mykola Kalashnikov, noted that both critical infrastructure facilities and residential buildings were under attack. As a result of the shelling, another person was injured, and fires and destruction of civilian infrastructure were recorded in five districts of the Kyiv region.