Russia launched a wave of drones towards Kyiv overnight on Jan. 12, striking a building within the city, local officials reported.

KYIV, Jan 11 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are still without heating following a devastating Russian attack early on Friday, local authorities said on Sunday. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.

Kyiv's water and heating systems were back on after being briefly shut down amid intense cold on Saturday, as engineers scrambled to stabilize a power grid brought to the brink by a campaign of Russian strikes,

Four people were killed and 25 others injured in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass attack across Ukraine overnight on Jan. 8-9. Rescue workers were among the victims of Russia's double-tap strike.

Ukraine battled Sunday to restore power to tens of thousands of people left without heating in bitterly cold temperatures, after a week of intense Russian attacks that have brought the country’s energy infrastructure to its knees.

Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital.

Ukrainian authorities reported multiple deaths and infrastructure damage after Russia said it deployed a new missile system in an overnight strike.

Kyiv residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as engineers struggled to restore ⁠power, water and heat knocked out in the latest salvo of Russian strikes.