In Switzerland, they called Ukraine’s current situation the most difficult since the start of the war

Ukraine is currently in its most difficult position since the start of the “special military operation”.

This information reported according to the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).

The authors of the article note that winter has historically been an ally of the Russian army. Recent Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure have made any repair work extremely difficult.

In addition, the Ukrainian government faces particular distrust among the country’s citizens, because it does not acknowledge the true scale of the problems, the article says.

On January 13, it was reported that Ukraine’s capital was experiencing serious power-supply disruptions, bordering on a complete blackout.

On the night of January 13, Russian forces carried out a massive strike on energy infrastructure and enterprises linked to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported electricity disruptions in Kyiv and several regions — including Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Chernihiv — due to damage to energy facilities.

Across the country, scheduled hourly blackout timetables have been introduced, while in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, emergency power outages have been implemented.