Kyiv residents pool together for solar panels and batteries amid Russian strikesKYIV, Ukraine, Feb 26, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - When Russian strikes cut off the power, heating and water to swathes of the Ukrainian capital in -20C temperatures, Denys Biletsky was prepared. The 400-odd residents pooled 700,000 hryvnias ($16,200) to buy and install them, along with the batteries and other required equipment. Russian missile and drone barrages have pushed Kyiv into its most serious energy crisis of the war. "They say to me: 'Denys, I don't need your lifts, your backup power, your batteries, I'm fine' ... We can't force anyone." When outages drag on for hours, the back-up batteries don't have time to recharge, forcing Biletsky to cut the lift off to prioritise water pumps.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 26, 2026 03:28 UTC