Nearly 6,000 buildings in Kyiv without heat after Russian attack


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  • Saturday, 24 Jan 2026

Firefighters extinguish semi-trucks damaged during Russian overnight drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Makarenko

KYIV, ‌Jan 24 (Reuters) - ‌Nearly 6,000 ‌buildings in Ukraine's capital ‍city Kyiv ‍were ‌left without heat ‍after ​an ⁠overnight Russian attack, Mayor ‌Vitali Klitschko ⁠said.

The ‍temperature in ‍Kyiv was ‌at minus 12 degrees Celsius (10.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday ‌morning.

(Reporting by Max ​Hunder; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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