The Russian airstrike removes power for more than a million Ukrainians

The Russian airstrike removes power for more than a million Ukrainians

By Max Hunder Jan 24 (Reuters) – Russia launched another vast attack on Ukraine’s power system in the early hours of Saturday, rocking Kyiv with explosions overnight and leaving 1.2 million properties without power across the country during the sub-zero winter chill. More than 3,000 buildings in the capital were without heating on Saturday night, … Read more

Russia strikes again at Ukraine’s power grid as officials seek momentum in US-led peace talks

Russia strikes again at Ukraine’s power grid as officials seek momentum in US-led peace talks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest nighttime attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Moscow gave no public signal that it was ready to end its neighbor’s invasion anytime soon. The attack led to the heating … Read more

Deprived of heating, Kyiv goes into survival mode to beat the big freeze

Deprived of heating, Kyiv goes into survival mode to beat the big freeze

After running her stiff fingers across the keys, Ukrainian piano teacher Yevgenia retreated to her fort of mattresses and sheets to escape the cold that reigned in her Kiev apartment. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that the country would declare a “state of emergency” in its energy sector, battered by massive Russian strikes … Read more