In the epicenter of the Russian bombing of Ukraine: Two weeks without heating, water, or electricity at minus 20ºC

Cristian Segura — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:34:21 GMT

A police car drives through the streets of Troieshchyna, broadcasting a list of addresses over a loudspeaker. These are the locations where residents can find the emergency shelters run by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. This Kyiv neighborhood is ground zero for the energy crisis plaguing the Ukrainian capital. For two weeks, residents of this district have been without any basic services to survive a bitter winter in which temperatures drop below -20°C: no heating, no hot water, and no electricity.

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Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable

AP Associated Press — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 22:05:00 GMT

Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country’s air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after a woman in Kyiv allegedly died waiting outside a shuttered shelter during a Russian missile barrage.

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In the epicenter of the Russian bombing of Ukraine: Two weeks without heating, water, or electricity at minus 20ºC

Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable