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Heavy snow expected in Kyiv as millions lack electricity and heating – National

Heavy snow is expected in Kyiv from Sunday, with temperatures dropping to below freezing all day and night, leaving millions of people living in and around the Ukrainian capital with little access to electricity and heating.

Grid operator Uklenergo said on Saturday that electricity producers could only cover three-quarters of consumption demand, necessitating restrictions and blackouts across the country.

Sergei Kovalenko, chief operating officer of YASNO, which supplies energy to Kyiv, said the situation in the city had improved but remained “pretty difficult”. He indicated that the resident should ensure that he has at least four hours of electricity per day.

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“If you have had no electricity for at least four hours in the past day, please contact DTEK Kyiv Electric Networks and our colleague will help you solve the problem,” Kovalenko wrote on his Facebook page.

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YASNO is a retailer of DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy provider.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday was the worst-hit so far in Ukraine with six million people without power after last week’s latest Russian bombing, leaving millions without access to light, water and heat. Said it was gone.

Russia has said it is not targeting civilians, but the Kremlin said Moscow’s strike on energy infrastructure was the result of Kyiv’s unwillingness to negotiate.

In a rare public altercation involving Ukrainian leaders, on Friday Zelensky said it was a poor job to set up emergency shelters to help those without power and heat after the Russian attack. criticized the mayor of Kyiv for what he said.


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Ukrenergo said the blackouts would continue and urged people to limit their use of electricity.

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“I would like to remind all Ukrainians who have electricity restored in their homes that they have been able to restore electricity to others faster, simply by reducing their electricity consumption.”

In Kyiv, a city that was home to 2.8 million people before the war, snow is expected to continue through the middle of the week when temperatures are expected to stay below freezing.

(Reporting in Melbourne by Lydia Kelly; Editing by Kim Coghill)



Heavy snow expected in Kyiv as millions lack electricity and heating – National

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