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World Service,30 Sep 2026,26 mins
Ukraine has begun introducing emergency power cuts in Kyiv
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
Ukraine has begun introducing emergency power cuts in Kyiv as Russia steps up its attacks on energy infrastructure. Kyiv has been preparing for a renewed onslaught before winter begins, by building fifteen small scale power plants in heavily fortified concrete bunkers. We find out how businesses are operating. Also, will a major new oil refinery in Kenya increase oil sales in Africa? Andy Burnham has suggested rejoining the EU - how will it work? And a new Singapore dating app launched to help with a record-low fertility rate. (Picture: Ukrainian President Zelensky visits Warsaw, Poland - 19 Dec 2025. Credit: EPA_AutoIngest)
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