People in Kyiv queue for water after Russian missiles hit critical facilities across this wartorn nation. As a result, large parts of the Ukrainian capital have been left without power or water.
Kyiv mayor
Vitali Klitschko said 40 percent of residents are without running water,
with 270,000 apartments lacking power as of Monday evening.
Though authorities said Tuesday they managed to restore power for most;
more outages are expected as Russia continues hitting the energy grid
and other essential infrastructure facilities.
And there is
concern that millions of people will face what Christian aid workers
call "a brutal and potentially deadly winter." Impoverished Ukrainians
in rural areas have reportedly chopped furniture and unused buildings to
keep warm.
The group says it is rushing
generators and supplies of firewood, coal, and thermal blankets to local
churches where families can shelter and stay warm for the potentially
bitter cold.
It added that blankets and generators would be
shipped from Germany and neighboring Poland while firewood and coal
would be purchased locally in Ukraine.
Missionaries said local
churches working on the frontlines were already involved in delivering
seven million meals while sharing the hope of the Gospel message since
the war started.
There was also some hope for millions of
people having hunger: The United Nations-led center co-ordinating a
Black Sea grain export deal says three more vessels carrying grain left
Ukrainian ports on Tuesday.
Officials said that earlier on Monday, another 12 ships carrying 354,500 tonnes of food sailed from Ukraine.
The ships managed to leave despite Russia halting its backing for the
deal on Saturday, saying Ukraine was using a safety corridor to attack
its Black Sea Fleet.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of "blackmailing the world with hunger," a claim Moscow denies.
Ukraine is seen as a breadbasket of the world, and the war has added to concerns about secure food supplies worldwide.