Loud explosions heard in Kyiv as city comes under daytime missile attack
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Loud explosions rang out in Kyiv around 2 p.m. on Oct. 10, according to Kyiv Independent journalists in the city.
Kyiv is currently under a "red" air raid alert, which signifies a missile threat, including ballistic strikes and mass combined drone and missile attacks.
During the ongoing attack, a restaurant was struck in the city's northern Obolon district and missile debris fell on the grounds of a residential building, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said in a statement posted to his official Telegram channel.
Just an hour earlier, parts of Kyiv were left without electricity after Russian strikes damaged energy infrastructure on Oct. 10, Klitschko earlier said. Kyiv Independent journalists reported power outages in the city's Pechersk and Borshchahivka districts around 12:50 p.m.
"Due to damage to a power facility in the Kyiv region, the capital’s power supply situation has deteriorated. The city is also experiencing water supply disruptions," the mayor said.
Sudden drops in voltage halted Kyiv Metro train services and escalator operations, the Kyiv City State Administration said. As of around 2:30 p.m., the metro had since resumed service with longer intervals between trains, the administration said.
The Bucha district in Kyiv Oblast also lost power, according to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company.
"Utility workers are already on the ground, working to restore power to all homes as quickly as possible," said DTEK in a social media statement.
Russian attacks on Oct. 8 plunged the capital into near-total darkness, causing chaos on public transportation and leaving millions without water supply.
Since Oct. 1, Russia has been ramping up its attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, causing emergency power outages and forcing the city to introduce power outage schedules.
