<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Around 70% of the Ukrainian capital woke up without power on Thursday morning, as work continued to restore the city's water supply.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Russian attacks on energy facilities have caused power cuts across Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said energy firms were trying to restore electricity as soon as possible, but this would depend on the "balance" in the national grid.</div><div><br></div><div>Across Ukraine, winter is setting in, with snow and sub-zero temperatures.</div><div><br></div><div>This morning, a thick wet mist hung over Kyiv. You could make out the shapes of nearby buildings, but barely. The only lights seemed to be the headlamps of cars.</div><div><br></div><div>Many people now see their workplace as a refuge from the cold, because at least the heating is always on - unlike at home.</div><div><br></div><div>But many in Kyiv seem matter-of-fact about the hardships they are facing, finding ways to work around it. More and more people are installing generators as a means of having back-up power.</div><div><br></div><div>And running water is also no longer a guarantee - even before yesterday's latest missile attack.</div><div><br></div><div>President Volodymyr Zelensky was defiant on social media, writing: "Light always prevails over darkness."</div><div><br></div><div>In the western city of Lviv, power, water and heat have been restored, after it was left entirely without electricity, according to its mayor Andriy Sadovyi. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>