A thin white coat covered the cars parked in kyiv on Thursday morning.
And for once, it wasn't about the dust that accompanies the blast of Russian missile strikes.
During the night, Ukraine experienced its first snowfall of the season, a moment that is not magical in a country on the verge of blackout.
On Tuesday, a wave of Russian missiles had already plunged 10 million Ukrainians into darkness, depriving them of electricity and heating.
The regional governor of kyiv, Oleksiï Kouleba, had warned the day before that the coming week would be “difficult”, with temperatures which could drop “to -10°C”.
The national electricity operator Ukrenergo announced the extension of power cuts for the day due to the "worsening of the situation".
“Due to a sharp cooling, electricity consumption has increased in the regions of Ukraine” which has “further complicated the already difficult situation in the electricity system”, leading to “wider restrictions” in the consumption of electricity. energy across the country, Ukrenergo lamented on Facebook.
"This is a necessary step to preserve the stability of the energy system after the sixth targeted Russian missile attack against energy facilities," the group said in reference to Tuesday's massive Russian strikes.
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