KYIV: On some evenings, Ukrainian mother Margaryta Zakharchuk wanders around her neighbourhood in the sweltering heat waiting for the electricity to come back on so she can take the lift to her 12th-floor apartment.
Margaryta Zakharchuk, 43, cools her 1-year-old daughter Vasilisa in a bathroom sink on an extremely hot day during power cuts, amid Russia 's attack on Ukraine , in Kyiv, Ukraine , on Jul 15, 2024. Zakharchuk, 43, is among the millions of Ukrainians struggling amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless.
Zakharchuk, for instance, is limited in what she can cook for her family of four because food spoils quicker, she said. Zakharchuk added that her family had considered leaving town, but that options to do so were unavailable. Grid operator Ukrenergo announced on Tuesday new emergency electricity shutdowns for some consumers in seven regions - but not including the capital - due to the heatwave following a failure of power equipment.
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