without electricity and water, the radiators doesn t work, the water is cold, it s cold everywhere. only one hope remains, that we will win. we had found her here the night before, in a tent by a main road, one of the many public refuges springing up across ukraine. it s a lifeline for everyday contact, but also emergencies. irena, nine months pregnant, wants to know she can call for help just in case. we come here because we need extra call to 911, for emergencies, because i am pregnant, and after today, iam due. here there is heat, a chance to work, or play. some just sit in silence.
and water, the radiators doesn t work, the water is cold, it s cold everywhere. only one hope remains, that we will win. we had found her here the night before, in a tent by a main road, one of the many public refuges springing up across ukraine. it s a lifeline for everyday contact, but also emergencies. irena, nine months pregnant, wants to know she can call for help just in case. we come here because we need extra call to 911, for emergencies, because i am pregnant, and after today, i am due. here there is heat, a chance to work, or play. some just sit in silence. this war could be a long wait.
to set up these so called points of invincibility, the government and local authorities, which are essentially shelters, refuges, whether they are public buildings we went to one that is set up in a tent last night where people can go where there will be some heating, a place to sit, maybe you will be able to charge your phone, have access to drinking water as well. but president zelensky overnight in his address said that actually some of these shelters weren t yet really up to scratch and needed to be improved and i think that is because of course the expectation is russia could keep striking energy infrastructure through winter, so you could keep seeing more of these blackouts and therefore these kinds of shelters will be increasingly important for millions of ukrainians. rail passengers are facing more disruption this weekend as thousands of drivers from 11 train companies go on strike. the walk out by members of the aslef union is part of a long
running water as well. so, extremely difficult conditions and if you think as well about young families, maybe elderly people living on their own. but they are trying to set up these so called points of invincibility, the government and local authorities, which are essentially shelters, refuges, whether they are public buildings we went to one that is set up in a tent last night where people can go where there will be some heating, a place to sit, maybe you will be able to charge your phone, have access to drinking water as well. but president zelensky overnight in his address said that actually some of these shelters weren t yet really up to scratch and needed to be improved and i think that is because of course the expectation is russia could keep striking infrastructure through winter, so you could keep seeing more of these blackouts and therefore these kinds of shelters will be increasingly important for millions of ukrainians. the headlines on bbc news.
no heat, so their homes will be very cold and maybe even no running water as well. so, extremely difficult conditions and if you think as well about young families, maybe elderly people living on their own. but they are trying to set up these so called points of invincibility, the government and local authorities, which are essentially shelters, refuges, whether they are public buildings we went to one that is set up in a tent last night where people can go where there will be some heating, a place to sit, maybe you will be able to charge your phone, have access to drinking water as well. but president zelensky overnight in his address said that actually some of these shelters weren t yet really up to scratch and needed to be improved and i think that is because of course the expectation is russia could keep striking infrastructure through winter, so you could keep seeing more of these blackouts and therefore these kinds of shelters will be increasingly important for millions