The criminal Putin regime is intent on making life unliveable for the Ukrainian people, turning the freezing temperatures of winter into a weapon of war through an unending assault on the country’s energy infrastructure.

As a result of massive Russian bombardments of recent weeks, half of the buildings in the Ukrainian capital remain without heating. According to data from the mayor, 600,000 people have recently left Kyiv, which has a population of 3.6 million. According to state energy company Ukrenergo, apart from Kyiv, the worst situation with electricity is in the Kyiv and Poltava regions and in the frontline areas of Kharkiv, Sumy and Donetsk.

This is a deliberate and planned policy by Russia, aimed at punishing Ukraine and cutting off the country's electricity and heating supply during one of the harshest winters in years, with temperatures falling to -20°C in some places.

Ukrainians are doing everything they can to survive – they are organising mutual aid, helping the most vulnerable people and animals, gathering in «resilience centres», while energy workers are doing their utmost to restore power to the extent possible.

In this crisis situation, immediate help is needed. ENSU-RESU encourages everyone to support one of the following emergency fundraising campaigns organised for this purpose in different countries. We shall add details of other emergency fundraisers when they become available.

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