Muhammad Muteeullah
Ukraine struggled on Friday to provide millions facing power outages with water and electricity after Russia launched dozens of cruise missiles that destroyed the country’s already crippled electricity grid.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned about “life-threatening” dangers, projecting that millions could evacuate as a result.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday provision of electricity remains difficult in almost all regions. However, the situation blackouts were still improving, he said.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Thursday, a day after Russian strikes smashed the capital, that 60 percent of homes in the city were still suffering emergency outages. However, water services had been fully restored, said local officials.
But officials said that the attacks still resulted in several casualties in the outskirts of the capital and in Kherson.
Power Outages continue as harsh winters approach
The missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure come as winters approach and temperatures in Kyiv are near to freezing point.
About 300,000 locals in the eastern Kharkiv region, near the Russian border, were left without power late Thursday, but electricity supply had been restored for nearly 70 percent of the residents, said officials from the regional military administration.
Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska said in an interview with BBC that her country will endure the approaching winter despite the cold and the blackouts caused by Russian missiles.
She vowed to keep fighting in what she described was a war of world views, adding that because “without victory there can be no peace”.
