Ukraine to set up ‘invincibility’ shelters as cold, snow set in

Many people in Ukraine are without electricity, heating and water after Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]

Ukraine’s government has promised to set up shelters to provide heat and water after relentless Russian air attacks that have left its power structure in tatters as temperatures drop and snow falls.

Special “invincibility centres” will be set up around the country to provide citizens with electricity, heat, water, internet, mobile phone connections and a pharmacy, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Tuesday. The centres will be free of charge and operate 24 hours a day.