energy installations bombed, the population prepares for a harsh winter

In the devastated city ofIzioum (Ukraine)the population lacks everything. Residents plunged into misery rush to get something to eat. They are also looking for something to cover themselves with. “I’m looking for knitwear, scarves, hats, mittens“, says a woman. Enough to last a winter, surely without gas or electricity. Since Monday, October 10, Russian strikes have mainly targeted the country’s energy facilities, including a thermal power plant near kyiv (Ukraine)or a power station in Lviv (Ukraine).

According to the Ukrainian government, 30% energy structures were destroyed during the week. “Our facilities were damaged in 12 regions, and in the capital. Electricity supply has been restored almost everywhere, except in four regions where work is ongoing“, said the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. In the Donbassthe inhabitants of Bakhmout have been deprived of everything for months. A woman, who lives with her husband who has cancer, has no water to cook or wash, and nothing to heat herself. New attacks targeted electrical installations on Thursday, October 13.