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Kyiv's electricity and water grids came under renewed strain on Oct. 11, as Russia continued its attacks on civilian infrastructure despite U.S. President Donald Trump's call for an "energy ceasefire."
"The enemy continues to attack energy infrastructure," warned Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko on the afternoon of Oct. 11, hours before Trump said an energy ceasefire was reached between Ukraine and Russia.
A senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent Ukraine had no information about an energy ceasefire that Trump announced.
Mayor Klitschko mentioned damage to a high-voltage power line, along with reduced water pressure across the city.
"Emergency crews are already working," he said.
Throughout the day, journalists from the Kyiv Independent heard explosions in both downtown Kyiv and further out.
Ukrainian energy company DTEK also reported short power outages in different parts of the Ukrainian capital.
The day before, Trump tried to pin the blame for the continuation of the war on President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling on him to stop attacking Russian oil refineries after he had signed a potentially illegal deal with Moscow to import diesel.
But Zelensky made clear that these attacks, which have reduced Russian refining capacity by 45%, would only be called off once Moscow stops attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Attacks on Kyiv already plunged the city into near-total darkness on Oct. 8, and the expectation is that Ukrainians will have to brace for more of the same over the winter months.