Kyiv residents grapple with cold after Russian strike rips open apartments


A resident cleans his flat in an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov

KYIV, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Kyiv ‌resident Nataliya Revutska could have it worse: her apartment is still liveable after a ‌Russian drone smashed into her high-rise late on Thursday, shattering windows across the building ‌and exposing residents to bitter January winds.

"There's no water, there's no power - there's nothing. But it's warm in those two rooms," said the 58-year-old, pointing across her damaged apartment to the other side of the building.

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