Russia hits Kyiv with drones and missiles, cutting power, water supplies


  • World
  • Tuesday, 20 Jan 2026

People take shelter inside a metro station during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Jan 20 (Reuters) - ‌Russian forces launched a ‌combined drone and missile ‌attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, triggering ‍cuts in power ‍and water ‌supplies, the city's mayor said.

Mayor Vitali ‍Klitschko, ​writing on Telegram, said a ⁠strike on the east bank of ‌the Dnipro River had disrupted ⁠both ‍power and water supplies. A non-residential building had been ‍hit and one ‌person injured, he said.

Unofficial Telegram news channels posted photos of darkened high-rise apartment buildings.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the capital's military administration, said a ‌storage area had been damaged and several cars set ​ablaze.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christian Schmollinger)

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