Issued on: 05/02/2026 - 11:02Modified: 05/02/2026 - 19:43

Ukraine’s energy minister has warned that scheduled power cuts may intensify in the coming days, even as 200 emergency crews race to restore heating in the capital. Amid freezing temperatures and mounting hardship, a local pop star has drawn attention by using humor and music to lift spirits, but it hasn’t gone as planned... Kyiv correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports.

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