"After a Jan. 9 attack, nearly 6,000 homes were left without heating in Kyiv, according to the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko. Utility services and energy workers worked around the clock to restore electricity to nearly all these homes last week. But less than two weeks later, another attack knocked electricity out again. Heating systems have shut down because their pumps and control boards depend on electricity."
"With outside temperatures dropping to near-zero degrees Fahrenheit, and everywhere covered in ice and snow, the power cuts have chilled Ukrainian homes so much that windows ice up inside and some people can see their breath indoors. NPR spoke to several residents of Kyiv who say they manage by wearing their coats indoors, cooking with portable campfire stoves and sleeping under several layers of blankets."
Repeated Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy grid have caused prolonged cuts to heating, electricity and water during an exceptionally cold winter. A Jan. 9 strike left nearly 6,000 Kyiv homes without heating; restoration occurred but a subsequent strike knocked out power again. Heating systems shut down because pumps and control boards require electricity. With temperatures near-zero Fahrenheit and widespread ice and snow, homes have iced windows and indoor breath visible. Residents cope by wearing coats indoors, cooking on portable camp stoves and layering blankets. Stores have been depleted of portable heaters and warmers. Social media shares homemade heating hacks; battery lights are widespread.
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