Ukraine has taken preventive power cut in Kiev and several other areas because of the threat of a Russian missile attack, the Ukrainian army and the energy operator said, quoted by "Reuters" and "Ukrinform".
Electricity has been cut off not only in the capital, but also in Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, the Ukrainian electricity company DTEK said in Telegram. An air alert has been declared across the country as Ukraine prepares for possible strikes, BTA quoted.