Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainians Struggle to Conserve Energy After Strikes Damage Power Stations

 

Here’s what we know:

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 30 percent of Ukraine’s power stations were “destroyed” in the past eight days, causing “massive blackouts across the country.”

• Bottled water and rolling blackouts are part of daily life amid the attacks.

• Brussels proposes further emergency measures to address Europe’s mounting energy crisis.

• Kyiv should cut diplomatic ties with Iran, Ukraine’s foreign minister says.

• Denmark says ‘powerful explosions’ caused the Nord Stream pipeline leaks.

• Russian forces detain two more senior officials at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine says.

• The death toll in a military jet crash in southern Russia rises to 14.

• Russia threatens to block an extension of the Ukraine grain deal.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/18/world/russia-ukraine-war-news?smid=url-share