ODESA, UKRAINE - JULY 24, 2024 - A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is outside a beauty salon in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is in the street in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A woman sits at an outdoor cafe near a diesel generator used as a backup during power outages, Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is in the street in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women walk past diesel generators in the street used as backups during power outages in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is near an outdoor cafe in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is in the street in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is in the street in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Men step through the gate near a diesel generator used as a backup during power outages, Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is in the street in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is in the street in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is by a cafe terrace in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Women walk past a diesel generator used as a backup during power outages in the street in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A diesel generator used as a backup during power outages is in the street in Odesa, southern Ukraine, July 23, 2024. For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave. Most of the country is experiencing unusually hot summer weather, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius. It has strained an already hobbled grid, as residents turn on air-conditioners and food businesses use more electricity to cool products. Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM