"Outside the main pumping station for Bucha, three engineers, bundled up in parkas, are working on the emergency generator keeping the Ukrainian city supplied with water. One holds a heat gun to the generator's filter in an effort to unfreeze it, his face reddened by blowing snow and a daytime temperature of -12C (10.4F). Watching attentively is the city's mayor, Anatolii Fedoruk. The generator in his office is also frozen when the Guardian visits and he apologises for the lack of coffee."
"While the buildings in Bucha have largely been repaired, and the Russians pushed away long ago, Ukraine's long war is still very much being felt here most profoundly after Russia attacked energy infrastructure as temperatures dropped to almost -20C and a national state of emergency was declared. And while energy rationing was already in force in Bucha this winter, the latest attacks have exacerbated an already difficult situation."
Three engineers at Bucha's main pumping station work to unfreeze an emergency generator that supplies the city with water, operating in -12C daytime temperatures and blowing snow. The city's mayor, Anatolii Fedoruk, monitors the repairs while his office generator is also frozen. Russia's earlier occupation left damage, but recent attacks on energy infrastructure amid temperatures near -20C and a declared national emergency have caused rolling outages and energy rationing. Traffic lights, residential blocks and shops lose power. Local businesses run on generators and have limited open hours, and the situation worsened after a major attack on 9 January.
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