Zelenskyy and Klitschko clash over Kyiv's energy crisis response

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko are publicly blaming each other for severe failures in preparing for Russian attacks on the capital's energy infrastructure, which have caused massive power and water outages. The dispute, which has been simmering for years, escalated after multiple waves of Russian missile strikes targeted Kyiv's thermal power plants and a substation, damaging residential buildings and a kindergarten. Both leaders accuse each other of negligence in fortifying the city against the assaults. The attacks are part of Russia's broader campaign to cripple Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power. The conflict between Zelenskyy and Klitschko adds internal political tension amid ongoing war and upcoming trilateral peace negotiations.