After the military invasion, Bucha on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv, which was temporarily occupied by the Russian army, has continued to attack power facilities, and even now, at the end of the year, there is a serious power shortage.

A large generator provided by Japan is installed in the boiler facility

At this time of year, Ukraine experiences severe cold weather, and there are facilities in various places that use boilers to supply hot water for heating to homes, but many of these facilities cannot be used due to power outages.



Against this backdrop, this month large generators provided by Japan were installed at two boiler facilities in Bucha.

Even during power outages, generators were used to keep the boilers running, allowing residents to use their heating.

The deputy mayor of Bucha said, "I am very grateful to have a generator that can save people from freezing in winter. It is expected that the temperature will drop from minus 10 to 20 degrees when it gets colder from now on, so power will be generated quickly. I would like to thank the Japanese government and the people of Japan for sending me this plane."

An 85-year-old woman who was able to use the heating in her home after the generators from Japan started operating said that on days when the heating did not work, she had managed to manage by wearing layers of clothing, such as a coat, even indoors. It means that I was surviving.



The woman said, ``Today, when I entered the house, it was warm with the heater. I was talking to



In the area where this woman lives, there are intermittent power outages, and everyday life is still extremely difficult, such as the elevator being unusable.

Stores that do not operate heating

On the other hand, the heating was not working at the food store in the same Bucha.

In order to protect themselves from the cold, the store clerks were wearing down jackets and other clothing while serving customers.



Due to the lack of electricity, stores are no longer able to handle perishable products such as meat.



A 53-year-old clerk said, "There is no electricity and no customers. It's a very difficult situation. It's cold inside the house, so I need to wear a lot of clothes, but my grandmother will soon be 91 and shivering in the cold. As long as I have water and heating, I can endure it somehow,” he said with tears in his eyes.