Russian attacks hit energy facilities near Kiev, damage key bridge

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Five people, including a 14-year-old child, were wounded in the Ukrainian capital, where damage to energy facilities disrupted heating and water supplies, its mayor says.

Russian attacks have damaged energy facilities near Kiev and a key bridge in the Ukrainian capital, disrupting essential services and wounding five people, including a 14-year-old child.

“As a result of an overnight enemy attack, energy facilities in the Kiev and Zhytomyr regions were damaged. The situation with the capital’s energy supply is extremely difficult,” Mayor Vitaly Klitschko wrote on Telegram on Saturday.

Damage to the facilities has affected the operation of heating and water supply systems in the city, he said.

In a separate message, Klitschko said the Northern Bridge, which connects the eastern and western parts of Kiev across the Dnipro River, was also damaged. Specialists were assessing the extent of the damage.

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