Russia rains down 50 missiles in Ukraine; leaves Kyiv without water, electricity

Russia on Monday launched an estimated 50 missiles across different Ukrainian cities in ar massive attack that it unleashed on country, leaving more than a dozen people injured and nearly 80 percent of residents in Capital Kyiv without water. Air raid sirens on Oct 30 blared as several rockets hit civilian areas damaging key electrical infrastructure, as well water supply plants. Water supply company Kyivvodokanal said that its utility service workers were repairing structures to restore supply in Kyiv. Several areas plunged into darkness due to power shutdown.

A barr of Russian strikes hit Kyiv, Kharkiv, and or Ukrainian cities, intensifying war that entered tenth month earlier today. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal lambasted  Russians for targeting civilians and critical infrastructure. He labelled  Russian forces as "terrorists." "Russian terrorists have again massively attacked Ukraine," Shmyhal said, according to Kyiv Independent. "y are t targeting military bases but critical and civilian infrastructure sites," he ded. 

Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a release that its forces carried out “strikes with long-range high-precision air and sea-based weapons against military command and energy systems of Ukraine.” “ goals of strikes were achieved. All designated targets were hit,” ministry ded in a statement.

Russia suspends grain deal

new assault comes just a day after Russia's suspension of  UN-brokered deal to move Ukrainian grain via Black Sea port that threatens to deepen a global food crisis. Kremlin accused Ukrainian forces of attacking its Black Sea Fleet, citing it as reason for snubbing deal as guarantee for safety of vessels was longer ensured. Russia's President Vlimir Putin on Monday said that Russia was t ending participation in grain export deal, just suspending it.  "We are t saying that we are ceasing our participation in this operation. , we are saying that we are suspending it," Putin told a televised news conference.

Russian president ted that  Ukrainian drones travelled through same corridors grain ships used to transit. "And thus y created a threat both to our ships, which must ensure safety of grain exports and to civilian ships that are engd in this," he stressed. He also called on Ukrainian government to guarantee safety of maritime traffic, alleging that it misused a safe shipping corridor for grain.