Ukraine: the multiplication of Russian attacks threatens more and more the energy system

The arrival of the first snow on the city of kyiv.

Here November 17, 2022. AP - Andrew Kravchenko

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Many Ukrainians now face the onset of winter with little or no electricity and no hot water, as the first snow of winter has fallen on the country, after more than a month and a half of Russian bombardment. on the country's energy grid.

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People should consider leaving the country to reduce demand on the electricity grid.

If only three or four months

” said Maxim Timchenko, the director of Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, writes our special correspondent in Ukraine,

Clea Broadhurst

.

This company provides more than a quarter of Ukraine's electricity today and the system becomes less reliable with each Russian attack.

At the moment, the damage is such that DTEK is unable to produce enough electricity to meet the current needs of the millions of people affected.

Long periods without electricity?

Until now, outages have generally been limited to a few hours, but increased Russian attacks since early October could lead to longer periods without power.

Not to mention that repairing

damaged infrastructure

 also becomes more difficult.

Denys Chmygal, the Ukrainian Prime Minister, called for “

additional support

” from the European Union to deal with this situation, in particular “

for the purchase of additional volumes of gas

”.

Limit the use of household appliances

The government has also urged people to limit the use of household appliances such as ovens and washing machines, to turn off lights when possible.

Any means of reducing consumption - including leaving the country - must be seen as helping Ukraine to win the war against Russia.

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To read also: Ukraine: millions of homes without electricity after Russian strikes

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AFP

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