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Living conditions of Ukrainian residents in "difficult winter" in Ukraine

According to CCTV news, local time1October 23 165438+, the Ukrainian power grid company announced that the whole territory of Ukraine was in a state of power outage. In addition, the mayor of Kiev announced that all areas of Kiev would suspend water supply.

Earlier in the day, explosions occurred in many places in Ukraine, including Kiev, Lviv and Odessa. According to the local government, many important infrastructures have been attacked and water and electricity supply in some areas has been interrupted.

Winter has arrived in Ukraine, and the lowest temperature can reach below minus 20℃. In the case of lack of electricity and warmth, some residents began to worry about temperature loss.

Most Ukrainian residents suffered from power outages.

According to the BBC, about 70% residents in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, woke up in the morning and found that there was no electricity at home1October 24th 165438+.

In the afternoon, Kiev resident Roman said that there was still no electricity and the amount of tap water was very small. It was not until the evening that Roman's home resumed power supply. Togna, another Kiev resident, said that her home had been without electricity for more than 48 hours. "I have water and a weak network signal now, but there is still no electricity and heating," she said.

Vitali klitschko, the mayor of Kiev, said that power engineers are doing their best to restore power, and water conservancy engineers are also repairing it. He said that the "worst case" will not be ruled out in the future, that is, the whole city will be cut off from electricity, water and heating.

In the dnipropetrovsk region of southeastern Ukraine, 3,000 miners were trapped in underground mines due to power failure. The miners were rescued after the power was restored later that day.

Local time1October 24th 165438+2022, a man was walking in the center of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, without electricity. Figure/vision china

According to CNN, local time1October 23-24, 165438+. Due to the attack, all parts of Ukraine are repairing electricity, most power plants in the country are temporarily closed, and most Ukrainian residents are blacked out.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy issued a statement on the same day saying that "all nuclear power plants, most thermal power plants and hydropower stations temporarily stopped supplying power." In addition, due to the chain reaction caused by power failure, heating, water supply and Internet in some areas are affected.

Pedro Curtin, head of Ukraine's national nuclear energy company, said in a statement that this is the first time in 40 years that Ukraine has shut down four nuclear power plants at the same time. Curtin said that the closure of the nuclear power plant was a temporary measure after careful consideration. Ukraine's dependence on nuclear power has reached 50%. At present, three of the country's four nuclear power plants can operate normally.

According to the Ukrainian National Energy Company, the power restoration work took longer than before due to the systematic impact on the power grid caused by the attack on power generation facilities.

Ukrainian President Zelensky165438+1October 24th said that the supply of electricity and tap water in the administrative district of Ukraine 15 was "extremely difficult".

Enter the "survival mode"

A video released by Reuters shows1October 24th, 165438+ Kiev residents queuing at the public water intake on the street. A report by the Associated Press said that Ukrainian residents have entered a "survival mode".

Ukrainian residents carry empty buckets everywhere to find water and squeeze into coffee shops to warm up or recharge. Some Kiev residents even began to collect rainwater for a rainy day. Friends and relatives send messages to each other, ask who has water and electricity, and help each other.

Governments across Ukraine have set up more than 4,000 temporary heating tents, where local residents can keep warm, charge their mobile phones and drink a cup of hot coffee or tea.

Local time 165438+ Dnepro, Ukraine, 20221October 24th. After the local power failure, people stayed in temporary heating tents. Figure/vision china

A report in The Economist wrote that the streets of Ukraine echoed with the hum of small generators.

"People are used to the idea that we don't know tomorrow today." Yvonne Klopotan, the operator of a restaurant in Kiev, said that he prepared a generator and a biodegradable toilet for the restaurant, and stored a lot of water and candles in case of power failure. Sometimes restaurants can't serve hot dishes, so he modifies the menu to provide cold dishes, sandwiches, salads and Luo Songtang in thermos bottles.

Klopotan branch said that when the air raid alarm sounded recently, customers in his restaurant didn't run to the bomb shelter, so they just sat at the table and continued to eat. "People just want to sit and eat." He said.

Some hospitals rely on generators and even headlights for surgery. Boris ToDurov, a doctor in Kiev, posted a video on social media, showing that the doctor was performing heart surgery on a child when the power was suddenly cut off, and the doctors continued the operation under the headlights until the generator started to operate.

However, the electricity price of generators is about three times the municipal electricity price, and only some enterprises can afford the expensive electricity price. A resident of Kiev joked that people prefer to go to the office now because it is warm and has electricity, and people regard the office as their home. Some companies hoard sleeping bags, pumps, food and fuel for employees in the office.

"Persist 120 days"

According to The Economist, the streets of Kiev were dark and snowy on the night of 165438+ 10/9 local time.

Winter has arrived in Ukraine, with snowfall and low temperature below zero degrees Celsius in many places. In the absence of electricity and warmth, some people began to worry about hypothermia.

After a snowfall in Kiev,1On October 24th, there was another cold rain, 165438. The Associated Press wrote that the local atmosphere is gloomy but firm, and this winter is doomed to be long.

"Ukrainians must hold out for 120 days until the end of winter," Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Veleshuk165438+1October 24th said.

Local time 165438+2022124 October, Kiev, Ukraine, residents met with water in the park. Figure/vision china

According to The Economist, in Ukraine, everyone knows that it will be a difficult winter. Power failure is possible in every area, and the temperature will drop to MINUS 20 degrees Celsius.

This summer, the life of Ukrainian residents far from the front line gradually returned to normal. At that time, the office of the mayor of Kiev estimated that the population of Kiev was about 3 million, and about 400,000 people displaced from other parts of Ukraine came to Kiev.

Khelib Vishlinsky, head of the Center for Economic Strategy of the Ukrainian think tank, said that Kiev showed a positive look in September, and the clothing sales of some shopping malls were even higher than the same period last year, which may be due to the suppression of consumer demand in the early days of the war.

But with the coming of winter, the situation becomes difficult. Vishlinsky said that according to the data released at the end of 10, it is expected that the Ukrainian economy will shrink by nearly 32% this year, the inflation rate will rise to 30%, and the unemployment rate may be between 20% and 30%.

Alina Dubberke, a 34-year-old resident of Kiev, said that she has adapted to this uncomfortable life. There is no electricity, heating and running water in her home, but she is determined to continue her daily work. 165438+1On the morning of October 24th, she finished washing with two glasses of water, and then started her day's work.

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