Life in Kyiv becoming increasingly difficult – EU ambassador on Russian missile strike

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová has stated that life in Kyiv is becoming increasingly difficult, commenting on the latest Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital.

Source: European Pravda, citing Mathernová on Facebook

Details: Mathernová pointed out that Russia launched a series of about 40 ballistic and cruise missiles and 172 drones at Ukraine overnight, with the capital and Kyiv Oblast suffering the most. A total of 24 facilities were struck.

Quote: "Life in Kyiv is getting harder. Winter hasn't fully set in, and already many people have no running water at home. The power goes out for hours, day and night."

Details: Mathernová shared that whilst the hotel where she is staying is equipped with powerful generators, many of her Ukrainian and foreign friends and colleagues from the EU delegation live in cold apartments, and some spend the night in unheated shelters.

Quote: "Then I see them in the office in the morning, working on the projects the EU funds across Ukraine or on Ukraine's accession to the EU. I still wonder where they find the strength to get up in the morning and go to work after a night like that."

Details: She stressed that despite the Russian strikes, life in Kyiv does not stop.

Quote: "For nearly five years, russia's full-scale war has shown us how much we take for granted when we live in peace. Running water. A warm room. A full night's sleep. And how quickly we can lose all of it."

Background:

• Russian forces struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles overnight on 6-7 November.
• According to the latest reports, fires broke out in the Solomianskyi district, and residential buildings, a kindergarten and a non-residential building were damaged or partially destroyed. Six people were injured, including a 14-year-old.

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