Kyiv’s Left Bank – practically half of the Ukrainian capital, where 40% of the population lives and where major industrial zones are located – has been plunged into darkness.
For the first time this year, power outages are lasting 14-16 hours.
This is a record figure for the year, and similar outages are expected tomorrow and the day after.
They came after another wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure, despite statements from the American side about some agreed upon new “peace plan,” which has already been criticized in Ukraine and Europe.
Not only entire residential districts found themselves without power, but also supermarkets that didn’t manage to activate their generators in time.
However, Ukrainians prepared in advance and are fighting the discomfort...
...while businesses are using portable stations to make coffee, prepare food, and offer mobile phone charging services and mobile Wi-Fi hotspots.
In addition, Kyiv’s city authorities managed to organize the autonomous operation of heating, street lighting, and most traffic lights.