Jan 10 (Reuters) – Kyiv’s electricity system, severely damaged by a winter campaign of Russian bombardment including a strike two nights ago, has been turned off for repairs at the orders of the state grid operator, the city administration said on Saturday amid intense cold weather.
The city’s water and heat distribution systems, as well as electrified public transport, have also stopped working as a result of the power outage, the administration said on Telegram. It said repairs were underway, but did not indicate how long the systems would remain shut down.
Half of Kyiv’s apartment blocks were without heat on Friday after the latest Russian attack, as temperatures sank below minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit).
(Reporting by Max Hunder. Editing by Mark Potter)
