Kyiv bracing for toughest winter of war, as 60% of natural gas production has been lost to Russian strikes

Kyiv residents are bracing for what could be the toughest winter of the war in Ukraine , with Moscow raining down record numbers of missiles and drones while targeting the war-torn nation’s energy infrastructure.

Districts in the capital city have been on a rolling blackout schedule, as an estimated 60% of natural gas production capacity has been lost due to Russian strikes, according to the International Energy Agency .

“The power outages, unfortunately, are just everyday life,” Kyiv resident Dmytro Kustov, 29, told the AFP , adding his power now goes out twice a day, for four hours at a time.

Each morning, Ukrainians now wake up to a message from the national energy provider informing them of the day’s power outages resulting from the overnight strikes.

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