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Kyiv prepares 1,000 heating points as Russia attacks energy infrastructure

Firefighters work to put out a fire at energy infrastructure facilities, damaged by Russian drone strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv region, Ukraine October 31, 2022. State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

Authorities in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are preparing more than 1,000 heating points throughout the city in case its district heating system is disabled by continued Russian attacks, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday.

Missile and drone attacks have damaged 40% of Ukraine's energy infrastructure and have already briefly left large parts of Kyiv without power and water, prompting power rationing.

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