“After explosions, the smell of smoke is often felt locally — near the impact sites or in areas where it is carried by the wind,” the Kyiv City State Administration said.
Officials also warned that due to power outages following Russian shelling, stationary air quality monitoring stations in the capital are operating with temporary disruptions.
“During prolonged power outages, data on air conditions may be temporarily unavailable, and information in daily reports may be incomplete or missing,” the statement said.
City officials provided residents with expert advice on how to act if the smell of smoke is noticeable in their area.
In such cases, residents are advised to close windows, limit time outdoors, drink plenty of water and, if possible, turn on an air purifier.
Overnight into Tuesday, Jan. 20, Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv using ballistic missiles and Shahed drones. A series of powerful explosions rocked the city, and fires broke out.
More than 5,600 buildings in Kyiv were left without heating, the capital’s left bank was left without water, and hundreds of thousands of residents were without electricity.
Later in the day, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said the situation with water supply and heating on the left bank and in the Pechersk district remains difficult.
“As for electricity, Ukrenergo has introduced emergency outage schedules in the capital,” the mayor said.
He noted that municipal services and energy workers are working to restore critical infrastructure facilities damaged in the attack.
Kyivvodokanal said that after the Russian strike, the left bank of Kyiv was almost completely without water, while pressure was reduced on the right bank.