Ukraine says 50% of the country's electricity needs are not being met, and water supplies are affected.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said "the most difficult situation" with power as well as water supply was in 15 regions, including the capital Kyiv.There are fears that people across the country could die of hypothermia.On Thursday morning, about 70% of Kyiv residents woke up without power. "Water is slowly running. No electricity yet," Roman, a Kyiv resident, told the BBC at 15:00 local time on Thursday. Several hours later, he added: "Finally, they [the authorities] have provided electricity - after more than 24 hours."
In his video address late on Thursday, President Zelensky said Russian troops "do not know how to fight". "Our people have to hold on for 120 days, because those are the winter days, the winter months and that is what Russia is aiming for. It wants to inflict the maximum pain on our people as they are going through winter."
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