The Guardian: Ukraine faces ‘winter humanitarian crisis’ with energy grid on the brink
Exclusive: Energy boss says ‘virtually all’ non-nuclear power stations hit by Russian attacks
Ukraine faces a winter humanitarian crisis unless it can prevent a collapse in its electricity supply caused by the relentless campaign of Russian bombing, the chief executive of the country’s national grid has said.
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the chief executive of Ukrenergo, said “virtually all” large non-nuclear power stations in the country had been hit, as well as more than 30% of the network’s routing substations.
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WNU Editor: I think this number is actually higher .... Four million people in Ukraine affected by power cuts, Zelensky says (France 24). I am also receiving reports that contradict the Ukraine government's narrative that water has been restored. Zero Hedge has more .... Ukraine Civilians Wait In Long Lines For Fresh Water As Infrastructure Destroyed (Zero Hedge).
Millions In Ukraine Affected By Power Cuts
Ukraine war: Kyiv water supply restored but blackouts remain -- BBC
Ukraine: Power outages become a daily reality -- DW
Ukraine's capital, other cities suffer power, water outages after Russian missile strikes -- ABC News Australia
Ukraine hit by water, power cuts after Russian missile strikes -- France 24
This is exactly the kind of problem where the more skittish countries like Canada and New Zealand, who are reluctant to send "military aid", should be stepping up to send generators and water purifiers. Fast, regardless of the cost. Is the money and will still there to do so? You can't hydrate Kiev with a few handpumps for long.
ReplyDeleteIf the Ukrainians had put their country first and negotiated with Putin, none of this would be happening. Instead, Zelensky decided to play the role as NATO puppet and get his country obliterated. The man literally asked the US to start nuclear WW3 over this conflict.
ReplyDeleteI support Ukraine.
DeleteRussia as aggressor, started all the mess
Russia invaded Ukraine back in 2014. Eight years later Ukraine was still not part of NATO. NATO is a boogey man used by Russian oligarchs to keep people in line. People who have no money and therefore have no kids, because the oligarchs hog all the money.
ReplyDeleteFunny but Russia attacked Georgia in 2008
And Chechnya twice in the last 25 years.