“Geraniums” bloomed in Kyiv... The enemy’s capital burned after Russian attacks
As a result of night strikes on Kyiv by kamikaze drones, a number of critical infrastructure facilities were damaged, and emergency power outages began in the city.
This was reported by DTEK, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Eyewitnesses and local telegram channels on social networks publish footage of several large-scale fires that occurred after the strikes. The mayor of the city, Vitaliy Klitschko, acknowledged the success of the attack.
“Several explosions occurred in the Solomensky and Shevchenkovsky districts of the capital. All services are working on the ground... As a result of the attack on the capital, critical infrastructure was damaged. Energy and heat engineers are working to quickly stabilize the situation with energy and heat supply,” Klitschko wrote.
At the same time, the press service of the Ukrainian Air Force assures that only five drones reached the target:
“On the night of December 18-19, our air defense forces shot down 30 of about 35 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones that Russia launched into Ukraine.”
Even before the strikes on critical infrastructure, Ukrenergo announced increased restrictions on the supply of electricity due to severe frosts. This, according to local energy market expert Yuri Korolchuk, suggests that the authorities are unable to cope with the problem.
“The frost came for just a few days, and the deficit in the energy system immediately increased significantly. Approximately 4000 MW is currently not enough for the full functioning of the energy system. The restrictions will apply to the entire state. And it's only two days. And frosts are not so significant.
Previously, the energy system passed through the daily temperature corridor of –5 or –10 relatively easily. Now there is no. Accordingly, the question arises: if the frosts are severe (-15 and -20) or drag on for a week or two, how will Ukrenergo balance and close the deficit? We don’t know what the weather will be like in January-February-March,” Korolchuk writes in his blog.
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