Photos show Ukrainians enduring a frigid winter after Russian strikes knocked out power

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A woman gets warm with a hot cup of tea at an emergency center set up to support people during power outages caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy infrastructure, in Boryspil, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
A woman gets warm with a hot cup of tea at an emergency center set up to support people during power outages caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy infrastructure, in Boryspil, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Tetiana Tatarenkova shines a flashlight as she goes to see her neighbour during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Tetiana Tatarenkova shines a flashlight as she goes to see her neighbour during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Raisa Derhachova plays the piano during a power outage caused by Russia's regular air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Raisa Derhachova plays the piano during a power outage caused by Russia's regular air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Tetyana Tatarenkova stands with a candle near a cage with ploughs during a power outage caused by regular Russian air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Tetyana Tatarenkova stands with a candle near a cage with ploughs during a power outage caused by regular Russian air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
A man smokes outside of an emergency tent where people can warm up following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects, that leave residents without power, water and heating in the dead of winter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Danyil Bashakov)
A man smokes outside of an emergency tent where people can warm up following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects, that leave residents without power, water and heating in the dead of winter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Danyil Bashakov)
People get warm and charge their batteries in a tent set up by the emergency service following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Danyil Bashakov)
People get warm and charge their batteries in a tent set up by the emergency service following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Danyil Bashakov)
A woman charges her phone in one of the tents set up by the emergency service following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects, that leave residents without power, water and heating in the dead of winter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A woman charges her phone in one of the tents set up by the emergency service following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects, that leave residents without power, water and heating in the dead of winter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Electricians carry out emergency repairs on a power pole after a transformer burned out due to a voltage surge caused by regular Russian air attacks on the country's energy infrastructure in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Electricians carry out emergency repairs on a power pole after a transformer burned out due to a voltage surge caused by regular Russian air attacks on the country's energy infrastructure in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Residents get free food at an emergency center set up to support people during power outages caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy objects in Boryspil, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Residents get free food at an emergency center set up to support people during power outages caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy objects in Boryspil, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Lyudmila Kopal wearing warm clothes shines a flashlight as she stands by a Christmas tree during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Danyil Bashakov)
Lyudmila Kopal wearing warm clothes shines a flashlight as she stands by a Christmas tree during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Danyil Bashakov)
Raisa Derhachova holds a homemade flashlight during a power outage caused by regular Russian air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Raisa Derhachova holds a homemade flashlight during a power outage caused by regular Russian air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
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5:59 PM on Wednesday, January 14

By The Associated Press

Emergency repair crews are working flat out to restore power in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, after relentless Russian barrages on energy infrastructure left Ukrainians at the mercy of the coldest winter in years.

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