On the morning of January 18, the Russians attacked Kyiv. The occupiers damaged a metro station and a water main in one of the districts of the capital, there were casualties and injuries.
The explosions occurred during an air raid alert at around 6 a.m., after authorities had previously reported a ballistics threat. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported that windows were shattered in the Shevchenkivsky district and there was smoke in the entrance of a residential building.
Three cars caught fire and ten others were damaged as a result of the strikes. An administrative building, a business center, and a store were partially destroyed. One of the buildings caught fire.
The impact shattered the glass at the entrance to the “Lukyanivska” metro station. It was closed to entry and exit, and trains are continuing without stopping at the station.
In the same area of the city, a water supply pipeline was damaged, and one of the streets was flooded. As of 08:00, “Kyivvodokanal” employees localized the accident. Later, the pressure in the network was fully restored.
According to the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko, fragments of enemy targets fell in the Desnyansky and Holosiivsky districts of the capital. Four Kyiv residents are known to have died, and three more people were injured.
UPD: Three people are now known to have died in a ballistic missile strike on the capital, with a fourth victim unconfirmed. Russia killed two men, ages 43 and 25, and a 41-year-old woman.
A fire broke out on the third floor of a production building, partially destroying a restaurant, business center, shopping center, store, and 10 cars. Water supply should be fully restored within the day.
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