Good morning. Day 2 of the most recent Kyiv blackout. Day 274 of the war. There is no electricity, no heating, no water. Outside temperature is around freezing. The apartment is still warm from the previous days. We will see how long it lasts. We have blankets, sleeping bags, 1/ 
Warm clothes. I am not too worried about heating until temperature goes below -10 C / 14 F. But the water is another issue. The problem is toilets. We have stockpiled about 100 litters of water. There is also snow on our balcony. It is a surprisingly large supply of water. 2/
But every time I go there to get it, I have to let the cold air in; not good. For now, the cell network is up, although the quality varies. Thus, I have internet. Internet is critical for food. Yesterday we went to a grocery store to buy up a bit more stuff in case there will 3/
Be shortages. Food is there, no lines. The challenge is to pay. Most registers work with cash only. Just a few are connected to accept credit cards. Through cell network. The banking system is stable, but I will go get some cash in case Telekom or banks go down 4/
Our stove is electric. This means no warm food until the electricity is back. This is not fun. We have to fix it. There are two parts to our plan. First, we will buy an equivalent of a home Tesla battery. So it can be charged when there is electricity. This will 5/
Also solve, somewhat, the heating problem, as we have already bought some electric heaters. But the electricity might be off for a long time and so we need gas or wood cooking equipment. I guess we have to go shopping. Stores work. They run huge diesel generators. Our 6/
university runs two; the underground shelter and the first floor are powered up by a generator, there is independent heating, food, and satellite internet. Water is a problem there too, though. If I don’t think too much about it, the day feels normal; just no breakfast 7/7
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