A summer house in the countryside east of Kyiv now offers Heorhii Samofalov a safer and more stable life than his high rise apartment in the Ukrainian capital. He doesn¡¯t need to use an elevator and has access to an uninterrupted supply of water and other amenities.
¡°Power issues made it extremely challenging to reach the thirteenth floor,¡± the 75-year-old retiree said. ¡°It¡¯s a problem even to make tea, as everything runs on electricity.¡¯¡¯ In contrast, his place in the countryside about 80 kilometers from Kyiv has a stove for heating and gas for cooking.
Russia¡¯s massive attacks on Ukraine¡¯s power grid have forced many like him to consider their options as a grim winter without heating looms.
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