/ 24 November 2022

Zelensky’s plan to make Ukrainian’s “invincible”

TOPSHOT - The Ukrainian flag flutters between buildings destroyed in bombardment, in the Ukrainian town of Borodianka, in the Kyiv region on April 17, 2022. - Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - The Ukrainian flag flutters between buildings destroyed in bombardment, in the Ukrainian town of Borodianka, in the Kyiv region on April 17, 2022. - Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced over 4,000 special “invincibility centres” have been set up around the country to keep people safe and warm during the winter. It comes as Russian forces launched new missile strikes overnight, cutting off power and water supplies across the country. Half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has already been destroyed – causing rolling blackouts for up to 10 million people at a time. The new centres will provide 24/7 access to electricity, heat, water, internet, mobile phone coverage and medicines – free of charge. Ukraine is also importing 8,500 power generators daily to reduce reliance on the grid, with the country’s major energy provider warning that blackouts will likely continue until at least March next year. Zelensky has asked citizens to conserve energy saying, “I am certain that by helping each other, we will all be able to get through this winter together.”

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