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Kyiv left without water for over a day after Russian strikes cut power

Kyiv left without water for over a day after Russian strikes cut power

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Russia carried out its biggest assault on Ukraine's energy grid this year on 3 November, according to three sources familiar with the situation, one of whom is a government advisor, who spoke to the Kyiv Independent. Without electricity, Kyiv's centralised system couldn't pump water, and outages hit most districts. Water company Kyivvodakanal had stabilised supply by the afternoon of 4 November.

Reported by The Kyiv Independent · How we write briefs

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