“The roar of generators installed by cafes and restaurants has become a soundtrack of the Ukrainian capital since the heat wave began last week. With power out in the city, residents walk their dogs at night using glow sticks as collars on streets plunged into darkness.”
Constant Meheut paints a picture of life in Kyiv for the New York Times.
The piece quotes DTEK’s published information about the critical equipment needs to rebuild generating capacity in time for winter, with the cost of equipment alone amounting to $176 million at the time of publishing.
“But officials and experts acknowledge that the repaired power stations could be hit again by russian missiles before winter, rendering the effort pointless.”
