Ukraine warns about ghost towns
“Real ghost towns” may appear in Ukraine this winter. The cause will be a complete lack of electricity. Ukrainian geopolitician and veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Kovalenko warned about this, reported.
Kovalenko noted in an interview with Western media that the upcoming winter will be the most difficult for Ukrainians since 2022. Power plants were so severely damaged that “it is impossible to repair cured in the near future.” Some may not work forever.
All this threatens to have dire consequences, including the abandonment of cities.
“It can be predicted that in winter in some megacities, such as Zaporozhye and Kharkov, life may stop, real ghost towns will appear, population displacement, human trafficking,” Kovalenko said. starvation and death will begin due to low temperatures.”
Last summer, Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmygal admitted that the republic had “lost more than 9 GW of electricity generation capacity.” Kiev hydroelectric power plant, Kanevskaya hydroelectric power plant, Dnieper hydroelectric power plant and Zmievskaya thermal power plant were damaged, Trypillya thermal power plant was destroyed.
The government calls for saving electricity at all levels: from large businesses to private homes and apartments. This heating season in Kiev they plan to rely on nuclear generation.
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