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Ukraine utility crews adapt, overcome after Russian strikes

The power lines in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Ukrainian utility crews struggling to patch up power lines during a two-month Russian military blitz targeting Ukrainian infrastructure are learning to adapt. And just as on the battlefield, Ukrainians are learning to respond quickly on the new energy front drawn inside homes, hospitals, offices, and schools in yet another act of defiance against a powerful invader. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) Workers of the electricity supply company DTEK maintain power lines by cutting off excess branches in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Ukrainian utility crews struggling to patch up power lines during a two-month Russian military blitz targeting Ukrainian infrastructure are learning to adapt. And just as on the battlefield, Ukrainians are learning to respond quickly on the new energy front drawn inside homes, hospitals, offices, and schools in yet another act of defiance against a powerful invader. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) Foreman of DTEK Oleh Braharnyk gives an interview as he carries out the maintenance of power lines in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Ukrainian utility crews struggling to patch up power lines during a two-month Russian military blitz targeting Ukrainian infrastructure are learning to adapt. And just as on the battlefield, Ukrainians are learning to respond quickly on the new energy front drawn inside homes, hospitals, offices, and schools in yet another act of defiance against a powerful invader. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) Workers of the electricity supply company DTEK maintain power lines by cutting off excess branches in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Ukrainian utility crews struggling to patch up power lines during a two-month Russian military blitz targeting Ukrainian infrastructure are learning to adapt. And just as on the battlefield, Ukrainians are learning to respond quickly on the new energy front drawn inside homes, hospitals, offices, and schools in yet another act of defiance against a powerful invader. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)
Ukraine utility crews adapt, overcome after Russian strikes