Kyiv, 20 October. After strikes on energy facilities in Kyiv, power was lost on the metro, the Ukrainian outlet Insider reported; Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that an energy facility in Shevchenkivskyi district had been hit, and the outage stopped the metro and the funicular.
According to local social media channels, a drone hit the Nyvky substation, and four districts of the capital were partly left without power. In Ukraine the state of emergency in the energy sector has been extended to heating, water supply, sewerage and internet access.
Extending the state of emergency to heat and water ahead of the heating season means the consequences of the strikes now go beyond electricity supply.
What it means: Strikes on Kyiv's power system on 20 October stopped the metro and left part of the city without electricity, and the state of emergency now extends to heating, water, sewerage and the internet.
Who benefits: Kyiv residents suffer first, left without transport and power and, if the strikes continue, without heat and water; the strikes came on the day peace terms were being discussed in Oslo.
Background: The strikes on Kyiv came on the day of the Oslo talks, where terms of a settlement were discussed.
List of sources used: TASS, RT, RT, RT, RT, TASS
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