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"Many Ukrainians are without heating in sub-zero temperatures as a result of
relentless Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, while the country suffers
through its coldest winter of the war so far.
Ukraine is especially vulnerable to such attacks, as Moscow can exploit a
widespread Soviet-era heat system in which multiple apartment blocks rely on
communal central heating.
Under this system, water is heated at a huge main power plant and then is
pumped via pipes to residential blocks, where it is distributed into radiators
and taps. That means that with a single strike on a heating plant, Moscow can
wipe out heating for whole neighbourhoods.
Ukraine says that all such power stations have now been hit during the course
of the full-scale war. These thermal power plants often also produce
electricity, leaving people cold and in the dark."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
