{"id":8849,"date":"2026-01-16T13:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8849"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:17:47","slug":"photos-power-outages-leave-people-in-freezing-conditions-in-kyiv-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8849","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Power outages leave people in freezing conditions in Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 16 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Emergency repair crews are working tirelessly to restore power in Ukraine\u2019s Kyiv region, after relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure left residents exposed during the coldest winter in years.<\/p>\n<p>In Boryspil, a town of approximately 60,000 people, workers are dismantling and rebuilding damaged electrical systems in harsh conditions. They labour in -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) temperatures from early morning until midnight, according to Yurii Bryzh, who leads the Boryspil regional department at power company DTEK.<\/p>\n<p>Although they have managed to restore power for four hours per day, Bryzh explained the recurring challenge: \u201cWhen the power comes back on, people turn on all the electrical equipment that is available in the house\u201d to quickly wash, cook, or recharge devices, causing the system to collapse again.<\/p>\n<p>Civilians face acute hardship amid what Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko described as the longest and most widespread outages since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion nearly four years ago, with some homes without electricity for days.<\/p>\n<p>Apartments throughout the capital are freezing. Residents venture outside in multiple layers against the bone-chilling cold. Snow blankets the city, and at night, streets remain dark with apartment buildings showing no signs of light.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists Mykhailo, 39, and Hanna, 43, report that the temperature in their 5-year-old daughter Maria\u2019s bedroom has plummeted to -15C (5F). While they can cook on their gas stove, nights require the family to huddle together under multiple blankets. \u201cWe have to use all the blankets we have in the house,\u201d Hanna said.<\/p>\n<p>The couple takes Maria to work with them during the day, since their workplace has a generator, while her kindergarten lacks heating. Their apartment\u2019s Christmas decorations remain visible only when illuminated by torches.<\/p>\n<p>Zinaida Hlyha, 76, heats water on her gas stove and places bottles in her bed for warmth. She refuses to complain, noting that Ukrainian soldiers on the approximately 1,000km (620-mile) front line face worse conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course it\u2019s hard, but if you imagine what our guys in the trenches are going through now, you have to endure,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat can you do? This is war.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published On 16 Jan 202616 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Emergency repair crews are working tirelessly to restore power in Ukraine\u2019s Kyiv region, after relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure left residents exposed during the coldest winter in years. 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