KIEV, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and 23 others were injured in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital and its outskirts in the early hours of Saturday, local authorities said.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 22 people were injured in the missile and drone attack on the city, with 12 of them hospitalized. He added that more than 2,600 residential buildings, 187 kindergartens and 138 schools in Kiev were left without heating following the strikes.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration, said that the attack damaged facilities in seven districts of the capital, including at least five apartment buildings.
Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK Group, implemented emergency power cuts across Kiev due to the attacks.
In the Kiev region, one person was killed and another was injured, regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said. He noted that the strikes targeted critical infrastructure, businesses, shops and residential buildings in six districts of the region. ■
