Power cuts in Ukraine

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Millions of people in Ukraine are having to live with cuts to their electricity, water and heating, as official reports estimate that Russian missile attacks have damaged or destroyed almost half of the country’s energy system. Temperatures are already hovering around freezing in much of the country, and forecasts predict a drop to -20C as winter sets in. As engineers try to restore power, one of the country's biggest energy companies has warned Ukraine could be dealing with blackouts until the end of March. We hear from Ukrainians about the impact of these power cuts on their lives and work.

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0:00.0	From the colour and the drama to the sound and the stories, World Football in Qatar is the
0:06.4	podcast for the BBC World Service taking you behind the scenes of the World Cup.
0:12.3	Throughout the tournaments we're meeting the teams, their fans and the people in Qatar
0:17.1	capturing the stories and the passion of the nations who are making this competition
0:21.6	so exciting.
0:23.2	For a truly global take on the World Cup, just search for World Football in Qatar, wherever
0:28.6	you get your BBC podcasts.
0:34.6	Hello, I'm Karnishab on the BBC World Service.
0:37.6	Welcome to BBC OS Conversations on Power Cuts in Ukraine.
0:44.4	Millions of people in the country are having to live with cuts to electricity, water and heating.
0:50.2	As temperatures drop to around freezing in much of the country with 4 cars of minus 20 degrees Celsius.
0:57.4	In recent days we've been hearing from Ukrainians about the impact on their lives and work.
1:03.2	Among them, hospital staff, mothers of young children and business owners.
1:08.6	Each of us is like a full-time crisis manager at the moment.
1:12.4	Each week you're tasked with like a new quest which you have to solve.
1:17.8	The World Health Organization, or WHO, has added its voice to the international concern,
1:23.8	saying Ukraine faces a humanitarian catastrophe.
1:27.8	As we saw to hear how hospitals are coping, we received this message from a physician at the Lleka
1:34.3	maternity hospital in Kiev shortly after a Russian missile attack.
1:39.4	It was almost 3am in the morning and we heard two blows and the bed was shaking.
1:48.4	They just ruined the returning to word of the announced hospital.
1:52.8	The infant baby died. He was born only two days ago.
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