Ukrainians struggle as Russian strikes close schools, cut heat and power
Russia's relentless strikes leave families in Kyiv without heat and power, and keep schools closed for at least a month.
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Russia's relentless strikes leave families in Kyiv without heat and power, and keep schools closed for at least a month.
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Ukraine said 30% of its power stations have been destroyed in Russian strikes in just over a week, causing rolling blackouts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reassured his nation that the grid's getting fixed, but urged people to use as little electricity as possible. Holly Williams reports.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia's brutal tactics, killing civilians and causing blackouts, will only serve to prove Vladimir Putin's "murderous essence."
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