Ukraine: At least 7 explosions were heard in Kiev – Power and water breaks in parts of the capital

At least seven were heard this morning in , as broadcast by the French Agency, while the entire Ukraine has been set on alert for Russian air strikes. On channels in the Telegram message application explosions are also reported in other regions of the country, mainly in the city of Lutsk, in northwestern Ukraine, where officials said that an attack caused damage to a residential building. Kiev Mayor Vitali Clitsko told Telegram that there are power and water blackouts in parts of Kiev after a major air attack launched today by Russian forces in the Ukrainian capital. Ukraine’s largest private energy producer, DTEK, announced that it has moved on to extraordinary power outages after the attacks. 🔴 Explosions were reported early in Ukraine’s Kiev, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Odessa, Vinnitsa, Kirovohrad, Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv and Kremenchuk regions following Russia’s intense attacks. Kinzhal, Kalibr and Shahed UAVs are flying to their targets. The broadcast went out… — Intelligence FRONT (@intelligencefnt) Russia says it shot down 20 Ukrainian drones Russia’s anti-aircraft systems destroyed twenty unmanned air raid vehicles launched by Ukraine during the night in various areas, the Ministry of Defence announced in Moscow. During the night 20 drones hacked Russian regions. Explosions were heart in Saratov and Engels The Saratov region was hacked by 9 drones, two of them hit high-rise buildings. — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) Nine of the drones were destroyed in the Saratov district, three others in Kursk, two in Bielgorod, Briansk and Tula, and one in Ariel and Riyazan, clarified the ministry via Telegram. Meanwhile, the Russian news agency RIA broadcast that the restrictions on flights, imposed at Saratov Airport, the capital of the district of the same name, following an invasion of Ukrainian drones, are lifted. Saratov district chief Roman Busargin announced via Telegram that a woman was injured and many homes were damaged due to the collapse of Ukrainian drones. The woman “is hospitalized in a serious situation” and doctors “are fighting to save their lives,” stressed Mr. Bouchargin. In Saratov district, some 900 km from the border with Ukraine, near its capital, lies the city of Engels and the alleged base of strategic bombers of Russian air force. This base has repeatedly been targeted by the Ukrainian armed forces since the war broke out in 2022.