Russian strikes disrupt Kyiv services as rescue search continues

Russian strikes disrupted Kyiv’s water and power overnight into Wednesday, but the city’s water utility and energy operator said services were restored or stabilized after repairs. Separately, Ukrainian officials reported that the death toll from Monday’s strike on Komyshuvakha had reached 37 or 40, while President Volodymyr Zelensky said 30 people could still be buried in the rubble. Kyiv’s water utility said damage to energy infrastructure had de-energized its main water facilities. The utility later reported that supplies had been restored. DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, said emergency shutdowns in Kyiv ended after repairs. Emergency centers were set up in the hardest-hit areas, and residents were urged to use public drinking-water fountains while outages continued. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 310 drones overnight and that Ukrainian defenses downed or suppressed 272. The figures were reported by the air force in its daily update. Ukraine’s state electricity company said Russian forces struck energy facilities more than 20 times in a 24-hour period. Search and recovery operations continued for a third day in Komyshuvakha, a village in the...