Russia’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Armed Forces of Russia had carried out missile strikes on Ukrainian cities the morning of 31 October. The corresponding message was posted on the ministry’s official Telegram channel.
“The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have continued launching strikes by high-precision long-range air- and sea-based armament at the military control and energy systems of Ukraine. The goals of the attacks have been reached. All the assigned targets have been neutralised,” the message states.
Due to the massive missile strikes carried out by Russia’s Armed Forces, 80% of Kyiv residents were left without water, press service of Kyiv’s water utility agency reports. Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko says that water will be returned to all the buildings on the left bank of the Dnipro river and part of the buildings on the right bank in three-four hours. An official up-to-date map of places where residents can get portable water has been posted.
This morning, local residents reported explosions in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, and other Ukrainian cities. Klitschko said that, following shelling of critical infrastructure objects, part of the Ukrainian capital had been left without electricity, while several districts — without water. Later, Klitschko clarified that an object providing about 350,000 flats with electricity has been damaged in the attack on the city.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko announced earlier in the day that emergency power shutdowns were being carried out across all of Ukraine following the attacks.
There were also reports of attacks in the area of the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Dnister Hydroelectric Power Plant, and the Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant. Russian TV channel Zvezda previously published video recordings of explosions in those areas on its Telegram channel.
