The capital’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said that two days after the start of winter and the Russian attacks, almost half of Kyiv’s residents were still without electricity on Friday. France announced that it will send the generators, which are expected to arrive in the coming days, to the country.
Ukraine looks like a dark speck when viewed from space, according to satellite images released by NASA. “One-third of the houses in Kiev have the heating system on and technicians are still working on it. But half of all consumers still have no electricity,” Klitschko wrote on the Telegram social network.
“Energy companies plan to connect electricity to all consumers on a rotating basis throughout the day,” he promised, as temperatures approach zero degrees with rain.
For Volodymyr Kudrytsky, chairman of the board of directors of the national electricity operator Ukrenergo, the “hardest stage” after the Russian offensive has already passed. He said on Facebook that electricity was partially restored in the regions and “reconnected the energy system to that of the European Union”.
Millions of Ukrainians were left without power on Thursday, especially in Kiev, a day after massive missile attacks targeting Russia’s water and electricity infrastructure. This Russian strategy has been called a “war crime” by Ukraine’s western allies.
French generators on the way
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that France has sent 100 power generators between 5 KWA and 100 KWA to be delivered to the Ukrainian authorities in the coming days. in Paris. In total, the European Union plans to supply 500 generators to Kiev.
(with information from AFP)
source: Noticias
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