Kiev suffers power outages and lack of water following Russian strikes

Meanwhile, rescuers continue to comb through rubble for survivors three days after deadly attack in Ukraine’s south

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Multiple Russian bombs had slammed into a school and shelter in the village of Komyshuvakha, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, on Monday. Authorities have confirmed 37 deaths and say 38 may still be trapped.

Moscow showed no signs of letting up its aerial assaults elsewhere.

In Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, residents were urged to use public drinking water fountains, and emergency centres were being hastily set up in the worst-hit areas, offering hot tea and power points where people could charge up electrical devices.

On Tuesday, a large-scale Russian attack on power plants and substations across nine regions knocked out power in several areas in and around Kiev.

The state-owned electricity company Ukrenergo said Russia had struck energy facilities more than 20 times in 24 hours.

Acting head of the regional military administration Mykhailo Semikin had warned that Russian drone attacks were hampering search for victims of Monday’s attacks but that the operations would continue.

Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the regional defence council, said today that 12 bodies pulled from the rubble had been identified so far, with preliminary estimates suggested there may still be a further 38 people trapped under the rubble, he said.

It was unclear if anybody was still alive.