Kyiv Ready for Next Winter After Zelenskiy Criticism, Mayor Says

A school headmaster surveys electricity switches in an empty school in Kyiv. — A school headmaster surveys electricity switches in an empty school in Kyiv.
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By Chad Thomas and Aliaksandr Kudrytski

April 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM UTC

The Ukrainian capital is in a better shape to face next winter after Russian strikes caused mass power outages during this season’s prolonged sub-zero temperatures, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

The city of some 3.7 million is now better prepared thanks to aid from Ukraine’s partners, Klitschko told Bloomberg TV in an interview in Madrid on Tuesday.