# Watch: Kyiv resident moves to the countryside ahead of winter attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/92983

- BBC News, 2026-10-09 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cqe8rn83088zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> As Russian attacks on Kyiv intensify, resident Olena Konoplia has moved to the Ukrainian countryside. After weeks of searching, she chose a cottage in a rural community two hours from the capital. Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid have left people without electricity and heating, with prolonged sub-zero temperatures expected soon.

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