The Russian bombing has left 15 provinces with serious electricity and water problems, while 50% of Kiev is in darkness
Eclipse in Kiev. Two days after the rocket rain that fell on the Ukrainian capital, as well as other regions, the population is still suffering from serious electricity and water problems at the gates of a month of December that is expected to be colder than usual with the weight of a war raging. now nine months old. 15 of the country’s 24 provinces remain in serious trouble, with the worst situation in Kiev, where about 50% of residents remain in limbo. The storm of Russian bombing that has hit electrical infrastructure since the beginning of October has had a major impact on the weakest, who are always the ones who suffer most in a war: civilians.
“Millions of people have been plunged into extreme and appalling living conditions” as a result of this Russian offensive, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who estimated that at least 77 civilian deaths have occurred since last month in the attacks by the Kremlin in critical areas. infrastructure. “Overall, this poses serious problems under international humanitarian law, which requires a concrete and direct military advantage for any object attacked,” he added.
But Moscow, while acknowledging having attacked this kind of facility of great importance, denies that its missiles are aimed at civilians; His goal, he says, is to reduce Ukraine’s ability to fight and push his government, led by Volodimir Zelensky, to negotiate surrender and accept Vladimir Putin’s terms. But the reality differs from the Russian version. And it is that millions of citizens are without heating, electricity or water of one degree Celsius, according to today’s Kiev thermometers. A situation that could be significantly exacerbated as temperatures are predicted to drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius in some regions of the country this winter. To make matters worse, the armed conflict is not over and the Zelensky government has already warned its citizens to prepare for new Kremlin attacks and stock up on food and water.
Ukraine is shrouded in darkness, but the population remains hopeful. “Light always wins over darkness, and truth always wins over lies,” Zelensky stated in the daily video he posted to his Telegram account. “Our indomitable people will overcome all tests and win. The Russian occupiers, trying to plunge Ukraine into a blackout, cannot understand this, and they themselves are in the dark for a long time,” said the president, who thanked ” all who have overcome unprecedented challenges that the terrorist state is being created for Ukraine. To the energy and public service providers, rescue workers, local authorities, companies… Everyone who helps our country to survive,” he stressed.
Help is also coming from abroad. In addition to the millions the West has allocated to Kiev so far, the United States and various European countries continue to announce new packages, such as the one Washington offered on Thursday of $400 million in military aid or the 100 new high-current generators that will make it “the in the coming days” to France, so that the population can withstand the arrival of the harsh winter.
NATO today called again on member states to provide more anti-aircraft systems to curb Putin’s “brutalism”. The Alliance “will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, we will not back down,” warned Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, stressing that lasting peace will not come if the aggressor wins. And if Putin wins, the allies will “pay a higher price for many years to come”.
Source: La Verdad
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