Ukraine facing harsh winter as Russian strikes damaged Ukraine’s major energy infrastructure
With the advent of winter season temperatures have already dropped below freezing in Ukraine which has worsened the day to day survival of the Ukrainians due to the damaged energy infrastructure, long blackouts, little or no energy available for heating, cooking and other essentials of life.
KYIV, 22nd Nov (The HQ News) – Ukraine is forced into facing a harsh winter due to little or no power in several regions of the country including capital Kyiv due to non stop Russian airstrikes damaging the major energy infrastructure of Ukranie.
With the advent of winter season temperatures have already dropped below freezing in Ukraine which has worsened the day to day survival of the Ukrainians due to the damaged energy infrastructure, long blackouts, little or no energy available for heating, cooking and other essentials of life.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the nation to conserve power, particularly in hard-hit areas of the country including Kyiv, Vinnytsia in the southwest, Sumy in the north and Odesa on the Black Sea.
“The systematic damage to our energy system from strikes by the Russian terrorists is so considerable that all our people and businesses should be mindful and redistribute their consumption throughout the day,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. “Try to limit your personal consumption of electricity.”
Russia in response to the west’s claims of Russian military setbacks on media has started non stop missile strikes on the Ukranian energy infrastructure and other key infrastructure which has resulted in sutting down and damaging of atleast 50 % of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as admitted by Ukraine’s President.
This winter millions of Ukrainians are most likely to live with blackouts and without proper supply of energy for heating, cooking and other daily requirements, most of the time – pushing them to stock up on warm clothes, blankets, alternatives to help wait during long outages.
Ukrainians especially the elderly, women with children and those who are ill or disabled living in the recently liberated southern city of Kherson can apply to be relocated to areas where security and heating issues are less acute – under special arrangement by the Ukrainian government.