Ukraine war: Zelensky urges strength in race to restore power knocked out by Russian strikes

Name: Zelensky calls for UN action after Russian air strikes leave Ukraine cold and dark
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Russia has been pounding Ukraine’s infrastructure since early October, causing blackouts and leaving millions without heating as temperatures plummet

Kherson was without power when Russian forces abandoned the city last month, but restored electricity to 85 per cent of customers, the local governor said

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With temperatures dipping below zero, repeated Russian attacks have left Ukraine’s energy grid teetering on the brink of collapse and have disrupted power and water supplies to millions over recent weeks. Photo: AFP/File

Reuters

Published: 2:14pm, 5 Dec 2022Updated: 2:39pm, 5 Dec 2022

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians to be patient and strong in resisting the rigours of winter, as officials pressed ahead with efforts to restore power and other services knocked out by Russian air strikes.

Russia has been pounding Ukraine’s power infrastructure since early October, causing blackouts and leaving millions without heating as temperatures plummet.

“To get through this winter, we must be even more resilient and even more united than ever,” Zelensky said in his nightly address on Sunday.

“We cannot allow any kind of internal conflicts and strike that can weaken us all, even if someone out there thinks that it will somehow strengthen him personally.”

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Zelensky calls for UN action after Russian air strikes leave Ukraine cold and dark

Western nations have condemned waves of Russian air strikes on civilian and power infrastructure.