This week brought great hardship to the residents of Ukraine. The continued attacks on the energy supply left thousands of people desperate for food, warmth, and light. A married couple in the Zaporizhzhia region was killed when their car was struck by a drone, while a 14-year-old boy was injured in a separate attack in the regional capital. Zaporizhzhia Approximately12,000 households in the area remain without electricity. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, one man was killed and four others injured when the area was hit by drones and glide bombs.
The situation in Kyiv is worse than in many other areas. Resources are being directed to the capital as well as to Kharkiv. More than 200 emergency crews are working around the clock to restore heating in apartments, with more than 1,100 buildings still without power.
As a result of the significant damage sustained to Ukraine’s energy supply, the country has been forced to rely on imports of electricity, which increased by 40% between December 2025 and January 2026, to a new record high. The frigid temperatures leave the government no choice, as thousands of lives are at risk.
Our work continues each and every day, providing critical humanitarian aid, including food, heat, and essential supplies, to Jews in more than 250 cities, towns and villages across the country. Together we save lives and restore hope.
Image courtesy of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
