Posted on May 07, 2025 at 07:05. / Modified on May 07, 2025 at 07:30.
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The darkness suddenly lights up with luminous streaks and lightning: anti -aircraft defense is in action to shoot down Russian Shahed drones which fly over the suburbs of Kyiv. On the avenue plunged into the dark and almost deserted as the curfew approaches, a wolf overcomes the tiny stall of Irina which boosts its bouquets of unsold flowers. A Russian bombardment has deprived the electricity district, but the inhabitants accustomed to the cuts have lit their generators or use, like Irina, rechargeable batteries. Ievgueni, nailed in his wheelchair, remains on the tile, unable to go home: “The elevator is broken.”
Despite the numerous Russian attacks on its civil infrastructure, Ukraine spent winter without its electricity network collapsed, welcoming Volodymyr Zelensky in early April. With the skills of Ukraine to maintain the current and repair the network, the Ukrainian president proposed his aid to the President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, on April 28, while the Iberian Peninsula was struck by an unprecedented blackout. “Over the years of war and Russian attacks against our energy system, we have acquired solid experience to overcome all energy challenges, including power cuts,” said Volodymyr Zelensky on X, formerly Twitter.
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