Facing a cold winter with what could be a widespread power outage in war-torn Ukraine, motor traveler and camping enthusiast Olena Bastun wants to weather it by relying on experience. Her vast on the road.
Bastun, 53, said: ‘It’s a question of survival, who believes nights in tents in Norway and Iceland with sub-zero temperatures have prepared her for the cold and darkness. confront the Ukrainians this winter.
Ukraine’s infrastructure has been affected by Russian air strikes in recent weeks amid a full-scale invasion of the Kremlin that was launched on February 24. Energy suppliers have taken action. perform intermittent power cuts to prevent overloads and carry out repairs.
Bastun, who has visited 117 countries with her husband on two wheels, has stocked up on headlamps, gas, tents and sleeping bags, as well as portable refrigerators and solar panels and a range of treats light from Vietnam, Germany and the United States. .
Olena Bastun, a 53-year-old travel enthusiast from Kyiv who has used her outdoor skills and camping gear to prepare for power and water cuts, demonstrates how to pitch a tent at her home. she is in Kyiv. (REUTERS / Murad Sezer)
Much of the equipment was donated by her son, who is serving as a soldier in the Ukrainian army.
“I never intended to use a camping tent in Kyiv,” she told Reuters from inside her living room in the Ukrainian capital, laughing as she demonstrated how to set up the accessory.
“Life didn’t prepare me for this.”
Bastun added that she once needed to pitch a tent inside her hotel room during a trip to Papua New Guinea.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko recently told Ukrainian media that the city is preparing for the prospect of a complete blackout of electricity, heating and running water.
He urged residents to consider moving to emergency accommodation outside Kyiv for access to an autonomous water supply and heating in the worst case scenario, a total blackout.
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