Kyiv risks a total blackout and citizens must “prepare for the worst to face any situation”.to do without electricity, water or heating, even if the authorities do everything they can to prevent this. This was stated by the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko, proposing the worst-case scenario in terms of the attacks carried out by Russia. “We’re doing everything we can to avoid that. But let’s face it, our enemies are doing everything they can to keep the city without heating, without electricity, without water supply so that we all die. And the future of the country and the future of each of us depends on how prepared we are for different situations,” he said.
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The Kiev authorities have begun planning the evacuation of all three million civilians in the Ukrainian capital in preparation for a total blackout, the New York Times writes, as Russian bombings of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continue and 40 percent of them have been completely destroyed or damaged.
In addition, workers are building thousands of heated shelters that can serve as bunkers, while engineers are attempting to repair electrical infrastructure but are struggling with a shortage of necessary equipment.
“During the week I had several meetings with government officials, energy company representatives and regional governments on possible options to address the situation in the energy sector. We are examining each scenario in detail and preparing appropriate measures,” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening speech, reported by Ukrinform.
The power outages, he noted, continue in Kyiv and six regions. Without electricity, there are over 4.5 million users, the largest number in Kyiv and the capital region. “No matter what the terrorists want, no matter what they are looking for, we must get through this winter and be even stronger in the spring than we are now. Now to be even more ready for the liberation of our entire territory,” Zelenskyy said stressed. .
“Let’s face it: Russia is trying to commit ‘energy genocide’, but Kyiv and Ukraine will fight back,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukraine’s president, in a tweet. “Simple protection plan: air defense, infrastructure protection Optimization of consumption. The state is effectively meeting these challenges. Together with our partners, we are working on the solution.”