Adults stay by children playing in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Children cool down in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Children cool down in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A girl plays in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Girls play in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A boy plays in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A boy plays in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Girls play in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Girls play in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A girl plays in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A girl plays in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Children cool down in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Children cool down in the fountain in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, July 14, 2024. Millions of Ukrainians struggle amid a record heat wave compounded by regular power cuts that make household appliances like air conditioning units and refrigerators useless. Regular Russian air strikes have ravaged the country's energy system, leading to hours-long rolling blackouts that have forced residents and businesses to adapt in the extreme heat. The Central Geophysical Observatory said on Tuesday it had clocked a record-high 34.2 degrees Celsiusin Kyiv for July 15. Temperatures on Tuesday were expected to reach even higher. Photo by Oleksandr Lapin/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM