No Power, No Heat, No Water: Odesa’s Days of Hell Under Russian Fire

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 6 min read 100% complete by Kim Barker, Oleksandra Mykolyshyn and Laetitia VançonDecember 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM

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Odesa, Ukraine is facing intense Russian attacks on its infrastructure, leaving residents without power, heat, and water for extended periods. The attacks, which have intensified over the past two weeks, are believed to be retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russia's "shadow fleet." The situation is particularly dire for vulnerable populations like the elderly and disabled, who struggle to access basic necessities and shelter during the outages. Social workers are providing assistance, but the repeated shelling and lack of essential services are taking a severe psychological toll on residents. One disabled resident, unable to walk or reach a shelter, relies on social workers for water and covers her windows to avoid seeing the drones.

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Black Sea 40% Ukraine ×260% Moscow ×270% Tetiana Rybak ×470% Russia ×280% Odesa ×690%

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odesa 90% russian attacks 90% power outages 80% vulnerable populations 70% infrastructure 70% heat shortages 60% water shortages 60% social workers 60% military might 50% black sea 40%