As winter began across Ukraine with snowfall and record temperatures below zero Celsius , and Russian shelling, which targeted energy facilities, caused power outages across Ukraine, after a wave of "massive" Russian missile attacks across Ukrainian territory

70 percent of the districts in the Ukrainian capital Kiev were affected by power outages, with efforts continuing to restore water supply to the city.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kiev, said that energy companies are making efforts to restore electricity as soon as possible.

This morning, the city of Kiev witnessed the spread of thick, humid fog, which prevented the neighboring buildings from being clearly seen, and the headlights of cars were the only light source.

Many citizens turned to workplaces as a refuge from the cold, as there is some heating available, unlike the situation in homes.

However, many in Kiev are treating their difficulties as a fait accompli and are trying to find ways to overcome them, as people resort to installing generators to get backup power.

The availability of drinking water was also no longer guaranteed, even before the recent rocket shelling.

"Light always triumphs over darkness,"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote defiantly on social media.

The Russian occupiers will never understand this, "they live a long time in total darkness,"he said.

The mayor of Lviv, Andrei Sadovy, said that his city, located in the west of the country, saw the return of electricity, water and heating, after a complete power outage.

He added that there were still partial power outages in areas of the city.

Moscow's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, said his country's strikes on energy and other infrastructure were aimed at "destroying the military potential of our opponents".

He noted that the infrastructure was used to supply Western weapons to Ukrainian military units.