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Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Cheap #Chinese generators and batteries are keeping #Ukrainian businesses alive during power outages, but they also hide unexpected dangers.

Elvira, an owner of a beauty salon in the #Kharkiv region, saw that with her own eyes.

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/chinese-generators-explode-during

Chinese generators explode during Kharkiv blackouts

Power outages in Ukraine are rising again. They continue driving people to buy cheap generators and batteries, increasing the risk of explosions and fires, as well as future environmental pollution.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

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Tim Mak 1d ago

#KYIV, Ukraine — “I thought my heart would stop. The generator exploded right before my eyes: it went boom, and thick, foul-smelling black smoke billowed out of it,” said Elvira Valevska, the owner of a beauty salon in a small town in the #Kharkiv region.

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Tim Mak 1d ago

Her ex-husband didn’t believe in her. The pandemic nearly forced her to close her beauty salon, and during the war, she had to face challenges working without electricity, water, or heating. She thought nothing could surprise her anymore, but one day at work, the generator that powered her salon exploded.

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Tim Mak

Once winter was over, #Russian attacks on infrastructure decreased but did not disappear. There are regular reports of new #attacks and threats to the #water supply.

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Tim Mak 1d ago

#Russia has also changed its tactics. Previously, mass strikes were carried out at night; now they frequently occur during the day, when #people are at work, in schools, or on the streets. The largest #attack of the entire war took place on March 24 in broad daylight, when the #Russians launched 948 drones and 34 missiles.