Why Ukraine’s heating is so vulnerable to Russian strikes

A centralized heating system made sense to the Soviet Union, but now this legacy means that Ukraine risks freezing over the winter due to attacks. Yevdokiia survived a similar disaster before.

Editor’s note: Today was another tough night for our team — almost all of us barely closed our eyes as Russia launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian energy system targeting Kyiv in particular.

As we were finishing the story, the air raid alarm was still on, signifying that our city could be hit again every minute. The lights began to flicker as the …