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STORY: OCHA / KYIV ATTACK
TRT: 01:55
SOURCE: OCHA
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OCHA ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / UKRAINIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 09 JANUARY 2026, KYIV, UKRAINE
1. Wide shot, residential building damaged by the attack in Kyiv
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Oleksandr Ovdiienko, Humanitarian Officer in Ukraine:
“We are standing at the impact site, where surrounding buildings sustained collateral damage. As you can see, many windows were shattered, and local residents are lining up to collect materials to temporarily repair them.”
3. Wide shot, wide workers are cutting OSB boards
4. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Vesna, psychologist with the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB):
“We came to distribute transparent film and OSB boards. We are also providing hot meals, hot tea, and water. To support people after the attack, we are delivering food and construction materials to temporarily close shattered windows. We are assisting residents at this site as well as at another location.”
5. Wide shot, workers are preparing thermoses with tea
6. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Dmytro, Rokada Charity Fund:
“We came with transparent film, and OSB boards are also being provided by the utility services. We also provide psychological support to affected people.”
7. Wide shot, damaged homes
8. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr, local resident:
“I was just coming out of the bathroom — filling up water, because during strikes the water can disappear. And at that moment, there was a huge blast — and over there, the roof is on fire. The scariest thing is the bitter cold — we don’t have any heating. We’ll endure it… It’s not the first time, is it?”
9. Wide shot, OSB board are being offloaded from a truck
10. Wide shot, people lining up to receive aid
11. Wide shot, an older woman is walking in the affected neighbourhood
In Ukraine, on 9 January 2026, a large-scale overnight attack struck the country, causing civilian casualties and widespread disruption to electricity, heating and water supplies, as temperatures dropped to nearly –10°C.
In the capital Kyiv, authorities reported several civilian deaths and more than 20 people injured. One health worker was killed, while five rescuers and four health workers were injured while helping people affected by the attacks.
Since the start of the year, the World Health Organization has reported nine attacks on health care in Ukraine, resulting in two deaths and 11 injuries.
Also in the city of Kyiv, authorities and aid workers said that the strikes damaged energy infrastructure, nearly 50 multi-story residential buildings, four education facilities, ambulances, railway infrastructure and a diplomatic facility. Half a million households were left without electricity, heating or water. In the Kyiv region, five people were injured, including a child rescued from under rubble, while more than 370,000 consumers remain without power.
