Ukrainian government quarter left without water after Russian strike – Cabinet receives portable toilets
The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) building has also lost access to water following a Russian attack on Kyiv on 10 October, with MPs being supplied with service water.
Source: MP Iryna Herashchenko of the European Solidarity faction via parliament session broadcast on 10 October
Details: Herashchenko said that a special vehicle had delivered service water for the needs of the parliament.
Quote: "My thanks go to all emergency and repair services and energy workers who are working 24/7. Gratitude also to our air defence forces – without them, things would be far worse."
More details: Another European Solidarity MP, Oleksii Honcharenko, said during the session that he had come to parliament "with a toothbrush, because there's no water anywhere, and there's none here either."
During the government's question hour, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko promised that water supplies in Kyiv would be restored by the evening.
Later, Herashchenko published a photo showing portable toilets being delivered to the Cabinet of Ministers (government) building.
Background:
- On the evening of 9 October, Russia launched a wave of strike drones across Ukraine, followed by missile attacks overnight. Kyiv came under a large-scale attack, leaving parts of the city without power and water.
- Some trolleybus and tram routes in Kyiv remain suspended due to power outages caused by the large-scale Russian strike on the capital. Metro services also continue to face disruptions.
- Russia launched a combined strike on Ukraine on the night of 9-10 October, using 32 missiles and 465 drones of various types. Air defence systems intercepted 420 aerial assets. There were confirmed strikes in 19 locations.
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