Russian attacks leave Kyiv and other regions in the dark

While heavy fighting in Ukraine is concentrated in the east and south, the capital, Kyiv, in the north-central region and its surroundings is under a different kind of assault – one that relies on suffering and turmoil as weapons.

Under duress due to Russian attacks that destroyed 40% of the country’s energy infrastructure, the Ukraine Electric Corporation announced a blackout in Kyiv and six other neighboring regions, including Kharkiv. Unscheduled emergency outages are also expected.

“We are doing everything we can to avoid this,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko told state media. “But let’s be frank, our enemies are doing their best for the city to be without heating, without electricity, without water supply, in general, so we all die. And the future of the country and the future of each of us depends on how we are prepared for different situations.”