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As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with the Kyiv Independent. On a spring day earlier this year, 10 men stood on the rooftop of a door manufacturing facility in the central Ukrainian town of Bila Tserkva, surveying the rows of solar panels that surrounded them. Since Russia invaded in 2022, the town has endured repeated attacks, triggering mass power outages. For the factory, which supplies doors to homes and businesses, keeping production going had become extremely challenging.

About Russian attack

Russian attacks involve combined missile, drone, artillery, and ground operations targeting military positions, energy infrastructure, and civilian centers. Though Ukrainian air defense regularly intercepts a significant portion of incoming missiles and drones, Russia has launched thousands of missiles and drones since February 2022, killing thousands of civilians and destroying critical infrastructure.

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