A number of missile strikes were reported across Kyiv this morning (Picture: @RohitKachrooITV)
Vladmir Putin has ramped up attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as he sent Russian missiles targeting electricity and water supplies.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, said parts of the city were without power on Monday morning as witnesses reported at least five explosions across the capital.
Meanwhile there were also reports of strikes in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and the Cherkasy region, in central Ukraine.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, the underground system was stopped after the power failed while Zaporzhzhia and Cherkasy were suffering blackouts.
Russia has been targeting civilian infrastructure in an apparent attempt to freeze Ukrainians in their homes as winter hits.
Facing setbacks on the battlefield, Moscow seems to be targeting civilians to break their will to continue the war. Such attacks are war crimes, under international law.
Senior presidential adviser Anton Gerashchenko said at least three explosions sounded across the city while 40 Russian cruise missiles were fired on Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent tweeted: ‘Around 7-8 explosions were heard in Kyiv and Kyiv region early on Monday. The cause of the explosions is currently unknown.’
Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv, has given an update on the power situation in the nation’s capital following a series of attacks from Russia this morning. He posted to Telegram to tell residents: ‘Power engineers are working to restore electricity supply after damage to an energy facility that powers about 350,000 apartments in Kyiv.
‘Specialists, together with other emergency services and authorities are doing everything possible to stabilise the situation as soon as possible.’
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The US ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget A Brink, has confirmed that her and her staff are sheltering, tweeting: ‘Like millions of Ukrainians, our team is once again taking shelter as Russia continues its callous and barbaric missile strikes on the people of Ukraine in an effort to leave the country cold and dark as we approach winter.’
Andriy Sadovyi, Lviv’s mayor, has praised Ukraine’s air defence this morning, saying: ‘Air defence forces that shoot down missiles in such foggy weather are, without exaggeration, Titans’.
Oleksiy Kuleba, governor of Kyiv region, has meanwhile used to Telegram to say that the air alert continues and to urge people to stay in shelters. He posted: ‘There is a possibility of repeated shelling.
‘Do not photograph the place of arrivals or the work of the air defence. Remember your own safety.’
Ukraine has not commented on the issue, while the UK defence ministry said Russia was ’peddling false claims on an epic scale.’
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A number of cities have been hit with Russian missile strikes leaving them without power as Putin is said to be targetting civilians.