Barrage of Russian strikes on key infrastructure, Ukraine officials say

Ukrainian officials have reported a massive barrage of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities.

Part of the Ukrainian capital was cut off from power and water supplies as a result, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Officials also reported possible power outages in the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia resulting from the strikes.

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Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Dmytro Kuleba said that Russia "instead of fighting on the battlefield... fights civilians".

He posted on Twitter: "Another batch of Russian missiles hits Ukraine's critical infrastructure.

"Instead of fighting on the battlefield, Russia fights civilians. Don't justify these attacks by calling them a 'response'. Russia does this because it still has the missiles and the will to kill Ukrainians."

Critical infrastructure objects were also hit in the Cherkasy region southeast of Kyiv, and explosions were reported in other regions of Ukraine.

In the Kirovohrad region of central Ukraine, the energy facility was hit, according to local authorities.

While in Vinnytsia, it has been reported that a missile that was shot down landed on civilian buildings, resulting in damage but no casualties, according to regional governor Serhii Borzov.

In Kharkiv, the subway ceased operating with some parts of Ukrainian railways also cut off from power, the Ukrainian Railways reported.

The attack comes two days after Russia accused Ukraine of a drone attack against Russia's Black Sea Fleet off the coast of the annexed Crimean peninsula.

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Commenting on the attacks, the head of Ukraine's presidential office Andriy Yermak said that Russian forces "continue to fight with civilian facilities".

"We will persevere, and generations of Russians will pay a high price for their disgrace," Mr Yermak said.

It is the second time this month that Russia unleashed a massive barrage of strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure.

On 10 October, a similar attack rocked the war-torn country following an explosion on the Kerch Bridge linking Crimea to mainland Russia — an incident Moscow blamed on Kyiv.

Mr Klitschko said authorities were working to restore a damaged energy facility that supplies power to 350,000 apartments in Kyiv.