Ukraine faces a cold, dark winter after Russia’s energy strikes
By Oleksandra Matviichuk, Opinion Contributor – 12/11/24 10:30 AM ET
Felipe Dana, Associated Press file. A woman crosses the street during snowfall, as power outages continue in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 16, 2022.
In 2022, when Russia began its invasion of my home country of Ukraine, my husband and I sat in our living room, with no power, heat or internet. While we were being shelled by the Russian Army, we went into survival mode. He took two bricks into the kitchen and put them in the oven, hoping they would retain enough heat for us to get through the night. Thankfully, it worked.
The situation was absurd, yet it was a reality that many Ukrainians have faced every winter since the war began. And the sad truth is, many will continue to face it as we head into the coming winter season.