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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Kyiv

Ukraine prepares for winter power cuts after Russian attacks on energy sector

A residential area during an electricity blackout in Kyiv on Monday night. Most windows are dark, with a few scattered lights showing
Kyiv on Monday night. The strikes led to emergency blackouts across the country, which have tapered into scheduled power cuts. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Ukrainian authorities are scrambling to assess the damage caused by one of the biggest Russian airstrikes of the war earlier this week, which targeted energy infrastructure across the country, further crippling a sector targeted by Moscow multiple times in the spring.

While much of Ukraine is still experiencing the tail end of a very hot summer, this week’s strikes have brought into focus concerns about the hard colder months that lie ahead. “This winter is going to be tough, that’s for sure,” said Nataliia Shapoval, head of the Kyiv School of Economics Institute.

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