Ukraine's parliament and half of Kyiv with no heating after Russian strikes

BBC News - World ConflictNews ReportEN 4 min read 100% complete January 20, 2026 at 07:40 PM

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,445

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A large Russian aerial strike on Ukraine overnight has left a million people in Kyiv without power, including half of the city's residential buildings and the Ukrainian parliament, leaving them without heating and water. The strikes, which targeted Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, resulted in at least four deaths and 33 injuries across Ukraine between Monday and Tuesday. According to Mayor Klitschko, almost 80% of the affected buildings had just had their heating restored following a previous attack on January 9th. President Zelensky said that repelling the attack cost Ukraine approximately €80m in air defense missiles alone and has cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Temperatures in Ukraine remain below freezing, causing further infrastructure damage.

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More than 5,600 residential buildings in Kyiv woke up to no heating.

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At least four people died and 33 others were injured in strikes across Ukraine between Monday and Tuesday.

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Repelling Monday night's attack had cost Ukraine about €80m (£69m) just in terms of air defence missiles.

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One million people in the capital remained without power.

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A large Russian aerial strike has left the Ukrainian parliament and half of Kyiv's residential buildings without heating or power.

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Davos 30% United States 40% World Economic Forum 50% Odesa 60% Dnipro 60% Ukraine ×680% Kyiv ×680% Volodymyr Zelenskyy ×790%

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ukraine 90% russian strikes 90% kyiv 80% heating 80% power outage 70% zelensky 60% air defence 60% water supply 50% cruise missiles 50% parliament 40%