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Kyiv says utilities have reconnected 650 high-rise buildings in the last day, but about 1,940 of roughly 12,000 apartment blocks in the city remain without heat (around 16%), as Russian attacks and a brutal cold disrupt energy infrastructure; Mayor Vitali Klitschko has urged residents to leave the city if they have alternative options to heat and power.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has expressed concerns that Ukraine is moving towards authoritarianism, indirectly criticizing President Volodymyr Zelensky. Klitschko believes that the President's Office views mayors as obstacles to centralizing power, and he hasn't spoken to Zelensky since the full-scale invasion began. The conflict between Klitschko and Zelensky has been ongoing, with disagreements over the handling of Kyiv's protection and attempts to remove the mayor from his position.
Over 170 civilians have been killed and more than 400 residential houses destroyed in Russian attacks on Kyiv since the war started, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. He stated that seven children were among the victims and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of prioritizing territory over the lives of Ukrainians. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has confirmed that a total of 9,177 civilians have been killed and 15,993 injured in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began.
Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, is under attack from the air by Russia, with the ninth attack this month. Reports suggest that Russian missiles were launched from planes in the Caspian region. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has warned residents to stay in shelters during air alerts. At least eight people were killed and 17 injured in shelling in Ukraine on Wednesday, with both sides accusing each other of striking civilian areas.