Elderly women going to bed in their winter coats. Unlit streetlamps hanging over pitch-black city streets. Emergency services setting up heated tents with drinks and snacks.

The Davydenko family (from left to right): Denys, 40, Yuliia, 40, and their children Maksym, 11, Tymofiy, 6, and Stephanie, 2 pose for a picture wearing winter clothes in the kitchen of their apartment, which has no heating or hot water and experiences frequent power outages amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 1, 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KYIV, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Life will be particularly tough for Ukrainians over the next three weeks due to plunging temperatures and intense Russian attacks on the energy system that have already deprived millions of light and heat, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday.