Ukrainians grapple with power outages as winter approaches

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Source: AP



By SAM MEDNICK today

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The decorative candles Yaroslav Vedmid bought more than a year ago were never meant to be lit, but the dried wax that now clings to them attests to how they’ve been used almost nightly — a consequence of power cuts across Ukraine.

Seated at the dinner table with his wife in a village on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, the two can’t count the number of times they’ve eaten in the dark since Russian attacks triggered the blackouts beginning in early October. Moscow has openly declared its intention to target the country’s energy infrastructure and drive the nation into the cold.
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So far, Russia has destroyed about 40% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, affecting 16 regions, according to the Ukrainian government.


The latest assault came Monday, when a massive barrage of Russian cruise missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities, knocking out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea fleet.


In Kyiv, some 80% of consumers in the city of 3 million were left without water because of damage to a power facility Monday..........................

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-power-outages-59e75904f889cb6039827daf73bf4c0d

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Ukrainians are a hearty and dedicated group, but how long can they last when water, heat --the essentials are constantly in and out. Not to mention the deaths from these bombings. Just thinking about them --a lot lately.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

1. I hate to say this, but I seen exactly this as happening...

... if Ukraine didn't just roll over and play dead, then he was going to run his version of WW2 and the Germans tearing up this same region. And how the harsh winter is what saved the Russians. I am not a psychologist, but there is some type of cognitive dissonance play involved, too.

As many have mentioned or figured for themselves, Putin would prefer that any independent Ukrainian would just die one way or the other. Means nothing to him. He wants those crop lands, and if there are no pro Ukraine farmers left, so be it. He will just, "relocate and re-educate", some folks from within Russia.

[LaMouffette]

2. I googled "Ukrainian relief funds" and found a list of agencies to donate to in a Forbes article.

Among the agencies listed are the Ukrainian Red Cross and the World Kitchen.

More in the article:

[link:https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/donate-relief-to-ukraine/|

I'd like to find a place to donate such things as sleeping bags or coats or flashlights, just basic survival items, but I suppose donating money to one of these agencies would be best since they have the apparatus set up to distribute things like this.