Ukrainian families queued for bottled water amid fears of imminent blackouts

UKRAINE battled a fresh crisis last night as families queued for bottled water amid fears of imminent black-outs. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian missile strikes have taken out a third of the country’s power stations in a week. Ian Whittaker - News Group Newspapers LtdLocals in the Kyiv suburb of Troieschyna fill up water bottles amid imminent humanitarian crisis[/caption] The latest attack on a critical plant in Kyiv yesterday killed three and cut electricity and water supplies to homes across the capital and beyond. The huge district of Troieschyna — home to 240,000 — was shut off from water and power. In nearby Zhytomyr, where 265,000 people live, hospitals used back-up generators and in Chernihiv schools were shut. And presidential advisor Kyrylo Tymoshenko warned: “Everyone needs to prepare for electricity savings and outages if the strikes continue. READ MORE ON UKRAINE MAD VLAD Evil Putin warns annexed Ukrainian land is 'protected by Russian nuclear weapons' RAINING DEATH How Putin is using Hitler’s tactics to break Ukraine like Blitz Britain “Ours isn’t a system where the energy supply facility helps only the city where it’s located. “That’s why the whole country needs to prepare for the possibility of power outages as well as water and heat supply.” Families were urged to stockpile bottled water and told to stop using electrical appliances including ovens, microwaves and kettles. The country has already been urged to limit electricity usage between 5pm and 11pm Most read in The Sun LOCKED OUT 12m face cash cut as Liz Truss could abandon state pension triple lock HOT STUFF Lidl is selling a must have gadget for washing that costs just 7p to run SKY'S THE LIMIT Sky launches new TV box with a twist - and it costs less than £1 a day EGG-CELLENT I made the best poached eggs ever using my Air Fryer - here's how I did it Best seller Amanda Owen flooded by support from Our Yorkshire Farm fans after big news FAIER GAME Ferne McCann breaks silence amid voice note row saying ‘I confront difficulties' Former minister of the interior Anton Geraschenko warned: “This could lead to the largest humanitarian crisis. “Destroyed and frozen Ukrainian cities would mean millions more refugees.”