Zelenskyy, Kyiv mayor trade blame as Russian strikes plunge city into darkness
The feud comes as Russian strikes have caused emergency power cuts, water outages and disrupted metro service for Kyiv’s more than 3 million residents.
- On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko traded accusations regarding power and water outages, with both leaders blaming the other for failing to prepare for Russian strikes.
- Kyiv, with more than 3 million people, faces another winter of Russian attacks on energy facilities, intensifying a long-running feud between Zelenskiy and Klitschko, who have held office beyond their wartime terms.
- Zelenskiy called the outages "extremely serious," suggesting city-level failures in preparations, while Klitschko responded in a video address, suggesting the government had "cynically" dragged its feet in approving a resilience plan.
- In an interview released Nov 5, Klitschko said his requests for a meeting to address Kyiv's problems went unanswered; Zelenskiy later said it was "difficult" for the mayor to work with presidential appointees.
- With air-defence weapons in short supply, the existence of key infrastructure in Ukraine remains at risk as the city faces further disruption without protection while temperatures near freezing.
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Zelenskiy, Kyiv mayor trade blame as Russian strikes plunge city into darkness
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko traded fresh accusations on Friday of failing to prepare the Ukrainian capital for new Russian strikes that have plunged the city into unprecedented power and water outages.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and the mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, exchanged new charges on Friday (6) for not having prepared the Ukrainian capital for the recent Russian attacks, which caused unprecedented interruptions in the supply of electricity and water in the city.
According to the president, the situation is worst in the capital, with clashes continuing between him and the mayor.
Serious supply disruptions have developed in Kiev due to constant Russian bombing and the mistakes of the city administration, Ukrainska Pravda wrote, based on an announcement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
These are the consequences of the failure to implement decisions at the city level to prepare for the heating season, and the Head of State is convinced.
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