Missile attack: Energy facility hit in Kyiv Oblast

Thursday, 26 January 2023, 11:46

There are hits to an energy facility as a result of missile strikes on Kyiv Oblast.

Source: Kyiv Оblast Military Administration on Telegram.

"Since the night before, the enemy has been terrorising Kyiv Oblast. The night attack of drones was replaced by missile strikes in the morning. The Air Defense Forces performed well.

Fortunately, there were no casualties," the report says.

The Оblast Military Administration added that there is preliminary information about damage to civil infrastructure, private and apartment residential buildings, cars of residents in some areas of the oblast. Mostly these are broken windows, damaged roofs and facades.

All necessary emergency services are working on site. The consequences of large-scale attacks are being established, the administration added.

"There is also a hit to an energy facility.

We emphasise that now emergency power outages have been applied in the oblast. Shutdown schedules do not apply at this time," the Оblast Military Administration added.

Background:

  • Energy workers urgently turned off power supply in the city of Kyiv, as well as Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts due to the threat of Russian missile strikes.
  • As a result of the Russian shelling on 26 January, two critical energy infrastructure facilities were damaged in Odesa Oblast.

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