Freezing and in the dark, Kyiv residents are stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system
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Kyiv resident Olena Janchuk, 53, who can no longer walk due to illness, endures a blackout in her apartment with her mother, keeping warm with candles and heated bricks after Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)Kyiv resident Olena Janchuk, 53, who can no longer walk due to illness, endures a blackout in her apartment with her mother, keeping warm with candles and heated bricks after Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)Olena Janchuk, 53, chats online on her phone charged from a power bank during prolonged power outages following Russian attacks on energy objects in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)Olena Janchuk's mother cooks food on a gas burner by lantern light during a blackout in Kyiv following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)Residential multistory buildings are seen in the dark during large-scale power outages following Russian strikes on Ukraine's power grid in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
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Kyiv resident Olena Janchuk, 53, who can no longer walk due to illness, endures a blackout in her apartment with her mother, keeping warm with candles and heated bricks after Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)