KYIV: After Russian airstrikes severely damaged Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure, Liubov Palii’s one-bedroom apartment’s lights went out as she sat at her computer.By the light of her cell phone, she began to play with her four-month-old baby boy, Vova.
We simply play together in bed, cuddle up, and I turn on the candles and the flashlight on my phone when this occurs, she said.”Because it’s challenging to accomplish this in the dark, I was unable to shower or bathe my infant. One lamp is sufficient, so it hasn’t interfered with his feeding. When the lights go off, at least we still have access to water.”
Russian missiles and drones poured down on Ukrainian cities this week, striking power plants and electrical stations and causing over 30% of the nation’s energy infrastructure to be damaged. Families like Palii are preparing for a rough winter as a result.Palii’s family had previously relocated to Kyiv in April while she was still pregnant in order to escape the advancing Russian occupation in the southern Kherson region. She explained through tears that while there was no place in the country that was safe, it had been less terrifying in the capital than in the areas under Moscow’s influence.
