#freezingtemperatures

“Around 70% of Kyiv is without electricity after yet another Russian mass strike overnight on Jan. 13, with Ukrenergo, the state-owned grid operator, saying Moscow’s forces aim to ‘disconnect the city.’” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦❄️🥶💙💛❤️‍🩹😥🇺🇦

#Repost @mfa_ukraine with @use.repost_ . . . This winter in Ukraine is harsh. Not just because of snow and freezing temperatures (up to -23°C / -4°F tonight), but also because of a deliberate Russian campaign against civilian life.

Russia continues to strike energy infrastructure, choosing the coldest days, when electricity and heat mean survival. This is cynical, life-denying terror.

As missiles and drones hit power plants, substations, and heating facilities, Ukrainian rescuers, engineers, and energy workers work relentlessly – often under the threat of repeated Russian attacks – to restore light, heat, and water. We are grateful for their immense work.

More pressure is needed on the aggressor right now to stop Russia’s war against civilians.

“For Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, there is no such thing as ‘bad weather’ or ‘too cold’. There are only lives that must be saved.” ~ @ukraine.ua 🇺🇦❄️🥶💙💛👏🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @ukraine.ua with @use.repost_ . . . This is a rescuer from the Poltava region, working through freezing temperatures while responding to the aftermath of Russian attacks. What you see is not just snow – it is layers of ice that weigh down every movement, press on the shoulders and make it harder to breathe.

For Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, there is no such thing as ‘bad weather’ or ‘too cold’. There are only lives that must be saved.

Thank you for saving our lives 💙💛