US EditionKyiv has only half of the electricity it needs, mayor says
Kyiv's energy supply is halved after extensive Russian strikes on power infrastructure, leaving thousands without heat amid subzero temperatures, officials said.
- On Jan. 16, Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv Mayor, told Reuters Kyiv has only about half the electricity it needs amid wartime energy challenges.
- Waves of Russian drone and missile attacks have left residents without heat and power amid subzero temperatures, and Ukraine declared an energy emergency this week.
- Kyiv requires 1,700 megawatts of electricity to power services for its 3.6 million people, and nearly 6,000 apartment buildings lost heating after last week's strikes.
- To ease humanitarian strain, officials have supplied emergency aid including 20 million pounds from the U.K. and industrial boilers from Italy while Yulia Svyrydenko, Prime Minister, relaxed curfew rules and extended Kyiv's school holidays until February 1.
- Energy officials say Ukraine must add 2.7GW generation capacity and imports to cover at least 50% of consumption, while Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said fuel reserves last for more than 20 days.
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Schools in Ukrainian capital Kyiv will close until the next month, mayor Vitali Klitschko announced Friday, citing "difficult conditions" after Russian strikes battered the energy sector amid below-freezing temperatures. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports.
Large parts of the Ukrainian capital are without electricity and heating. It is “a crime against humanity,” says Ukraine’s security service. The situation in the country is described as one of the harshest winters in modern times, according to international media.
In Ukraine, schools in Kiev will close from Monday 19 January and until 1 February, due to electricity and heating cuts, following Russian bombings, announced the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko.
Repeated power cuts in Kyiv, caused by Russian attacks, force residents of the Ukrainian capital to face the cold winter without heating
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