Russian forces carried out overnight strikes on Odesa and Kyiv on Monday, Jan. 12, damaging homes and critical infrastructure as Moscow presses its winter campaign against Ukrainian cities.
In Odesa, infrastructure facilities and residential buildings were hit, the head of the city’s military administration, Serhiy Lysak, said. Parts of the Peresyp district were left without electricity. Emergency crews moved in to restore power, while a heating point was opened near the strike site.
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Two people were injured in the attack. One private house was destroyed and four others were damaged.
Kyiv also came under attack overnight. In the capital’s Solomianskyi district, a Russian strike sparked a large fire, according to the city mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
Video shared online showed flames spreading across a wide area as emergency services worked at the scene. Authorities were still assessing what had been hit.
The latest strikes come as Russia continues to target civilian and energy infrastructure during some of the coldest days of winter, deepening the risk of a humanitarian crisis.
In late December, after a series of attacks, Odesa was left without electricity for nearly a week – and in some areas without water and heating. In early January, Russian strikes disrupted power supply for several days in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
On the night of Jan. 9, a massive Russian attack plunged Kyiv into a blackout. More than half of the city’s residential buildings lost electricity, water, and heating as temperatures fell to –15 °C (5°F).
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While utilities were restored to most homes within two days, some residential buildings have now spent a fourth straight day without power and heat.
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