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The cold winter has arrived, and life in Ukraine is getting worse and worse.
According to Global Times , citing Reuters , on December 7, local time, Klichko, mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kiev mayor, issued a warning to 3.6 million residents. Klicchiko said that if the Russian army continues to launch air strikes on local infrastructure, then Kiev is likely to have a "apocalypse" situation this winter.
(Klichko, Mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine)
The so-called "doomsday" refers to the situation where Kiev completely loses power, tap water and heating supplies. Klitchiko finally emphasized that although this has not happened yet, due to the temperature getting lower and lower, people may not be able to continue staying at home once the water, electricity and heating are interrupted and must be prepared to evacuate at any time.
Klicchiko bluntly stated that the government has made efforts and has made various efforts, but the situation is still very serious. Even though Kiev has prepared nearly 500 invincible centers to provide heating services to people in need, the entire Kiev has been cut off water, electricity and heating, and it is stuck in a cold and dark place. These invincible centers are not enough. After all, this is a city with a population of more than 3.6 million.
I think that in addition to reminding people to prepare for the future, Klicchiko's words are likely to be accusing Ukrainian President Zelensky of inability to protect the people of Kiev, with the purpose of "responding" to Zelensky's attack on himself a few days ago.
You should know that Klicchiko and Zelensky are also old rivals.
A few days ago, Zelensky criticized Klitzko by name when attending an event, saying that he did not work properly in dealing with electricity issues and received many complaints.
At that time, Kiev had just passed a round of air strikes by the Russian army, and there was a large-scale power outage. In his speech, Zelensky attributed the problem of the power outage for too long to Klicchiko's poor work attitude and insufficient personal abilities. He said that the power outage for Klicchiko has exceeded 20 hours, and it is about to reach 30 hours. I hope Klicchiko will be more attentive and be responsible for the lives of the people.
(Ukrainian President Zelensky)
But this accusation is really untenable. Even the US media " New York Times " can't stand it anymore. It posted that the Russian bombing was the most destructive since the conflict, and it was completely normal for Kiev to have a power outage of more than 20 hours.
Klicchiko himself also responded to this matter. In an interview, he said that has no intention of arguing with Zelensky, and has no time to engage in political struggles. He still has a lot of work to do with .
There is a subtext behind what Klichko mentioned as "political struggle". Some media explained it for him, saying that Klichko has worked diligently in the position of mayor of Kiev for many years and has won the love of many people. Previously, Klicchiko said that he was willing to go to the front line to fight with a gun, and for this reason, he was also awarded the title of "National Hero".
Perhaps Zelensky was afraid that Klicchiko would steal his limelight and that he had great achievements, so he hit him from time to time.
Now I found that Klicchiko is not easy to mess with. As soon as I seized the opportunity, he "fired" at Zelensky, instantly pushing out the "pot" of the people's suffering. Now it's Zelensky's turn to worry again.
(There is darkness in Ukraine, only car lighting flashes continuously)
However, in his speech, Klicchiko mentioned that the huge impact of energy disruptions on people's lives is not alarmist.
Some Ukrainian politicians have said similar things before. At that time, due to the continuous large-scale air strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, 30% of the power stations in Ukraine were unavailable. Ukrainian Vice Premier Vereshuk once called on Ukrainians who were taking refuge abroad to stay in other countries for the winter and never come back, because Ukraine has fallen into the energy crisis , and the existing energy cannot afford to use so many people. Even if you return to China, you should choose the next spring.
What's more, the Russian army's attack on infrastructure in Ukraine has almost never been interrupted in recent times. Air defense alarms in major Ukrainian cities, including Kiev, will sound every now and then, many areas will be hit by a new round of attacks by the Russian army.
To this day, Ukraine has been attacked by the Russian missile enough times, and the water, power and heating shutdowns in major cities have become more and more serious day by day. But at this time, the Ukrainian army attacked military facilities in Russia. In just two days, it bombed three Russian airports, causing many casualties. So Ukraine may also realize that according to convention, the revenge of the Russian army will definitely come.
As for how the Russian army retaliates? It is very likely that it is to "for tooth" to warn the Kiev authorities through air strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure. Up to now, the supply of water, electricity and heating in Ukraine has been very tight, and it will definitely be more troublesome in the future.
Moreover, Ukraine's water, electricity and heating are in a hurry, and it is not only the Ukrainian people, but also the Ukrainian army. Recently, the World Meteorological Organization announced that the La Nina phenomenon may continue until the end of this year. With the combination of Siberian cold current and atmospheric circulation , low temperatures will most likely become the norm in Ukraine this winter. Just imagine, in the severe cold, there is a lack of water, electricity and heating, people will definitely flee abroad to take refuge.
(Ukrainian refugees go abroad for refuge)
A large-scale population loss, and the Ukrainian army will encounter trouble in recruitment and will have to rely on foreign mercenaries to go to the front line to fight the enemy. In fact, this phenomenon is not uncommon. A while ago, a pro-Russian official from Zaporoje Prefecture said that the Ukrainian army could no longer be seen on the front line, and they were all foreign mercenaries. Most of these mercenaries come from Western European countries. Many people have no experience in fighting in the cold winter, so they may not be able to play much advantage when facing the Russian army.
The Russian army is not the case. Many well-known battles in Russian history were won in winter. The Russian army, who is used to the low temperature environment, even called winter the "Winter General" and regarded it as a helping help the Russian army win.
(Russian army is good at winter marching)
Besides, even if it is not the cold winter, the interruption of energy supply will also cause pressure on the Ukrainian logistics system, such as it will cause some medical equipment to be unable to use, factories that produce weapons and ammunition cannot operate, and even if the Ukrainian wants to drink a sip of hot water, it will have to set a fire and start a stove.
Think about it, on the one hand, the people in Ukraine fled one after another, and on the other hand, the Ukrainian army's logistics is difficult to sustain . If only Kiev is the one who has power outages, the impact on the Ukrainian army is still limited. If the entire Ukrainian territory falls into an "energy vacuum", the entire Ukrainian country will face the danger of collapse. By then, the chaos in Ukraine will be in chaos, and it will be even more difficult to resist the Russian army.
(France decides to donate generators to Ukraine)
Although the United States and the West have decided to provide a batch of generators to Ukraine and have expressed their willingness to help Ukraine rebuild its energy system, it takes time after all, but the Russian air strikes are still continuing at the moment. The so-called "far water cannot save near fire." Therefore, I think the mayor of Kiev is not redundant, but should be taken seriously.
