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Kyiv residents brace for a winter of attacks and power outages
Kyiv residents are preparing for a difficult winter as temperatures fall and Russian attacks continue.
Russia has increasingly used fast, jet-powered drones and has struck energy and logistical infrastructure across Ukraine.
A mass attack on Kyiv's energy infrastructure on Nov.
3 left residents facing power outages and uncertainty about heat, sewage and food supplies.
Many people are stocking up on food, water and batteries in case supplies or electricity become harder to get.
Power cuts can disrupt basic routines, including taking an older person who cannot use the stairs home to a high-rise apartment.
Some residents say city preparations are not enough, pointing to a lack of shelters and repairs that remain unfinished after earlier strikes.
The coming frosts could make these disruptions more serious, but the extent of the impact is not yet clear.
Kyiv residents are preparing for a winter they fear could be harsher than the last, amid escalating Russian attacks and power outages.
The attacks are raising concerns about access to electricity, heat, sewage, food and water.
After a major attack on energy infrastructure on Nov. 3, residents have had to plan around daily strikes and outages.
Some residents are stocking up on supplies, while others say the city lacks enough shelters and has not completed repairs from earlier strikes.
- Who
- Kyiv residents, including people quoted in the Kyiv Independent report.
- What
- Residents are bracing for winter amid Russian attacks, power outages and fears of shortages.
- When
- As temperatures drop ahead of winter in 2026.
- Where
- Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Why
- Russian attacks on energy and logistical infrastructure have disrupted daily life and raised fears about heat, electricity and essential supplies.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kyiv suffered its largest mass attack on energy infrastructure.
A Russian missile strike destroyed a building in Kyiv.
The Kyiv Independent reported that residents were preparing for a potentially harsh winter amid attacks and outages.
- Major energy attack
- Nov. 3, 2026
- Destroyed building
- Russian missile strike on Nov. 7, 2026
- Resident quoted
- Sofia Hohol, 22
- High-rise apartment
- 13th floor
- Outage-related wait
- More than four hours
What people are saying
Kyiv is not ready for this (winter), and it will be difficult for us.
I thought I would have to carry her; I even tried it one time, but it's impossible
I don't know what came over me; I just started grabbing everything at the supermarket because I was scared we wouldn't have food anymore
I know it was silly to buy all this food, but now, in today's situation, you just never know