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Petrol generator or batteries bank. The former is not an option in a flat, though, but is the best option to withstand long electricity cuts. Neither are prohibitively expensive (at least in normal circumstances) but might be harder and harder to find.

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Keep in mind having a generator could make them an obvious target depending on how bad things get do to the fact that it will be obvious they are running one from the noise. I also assume fuel to run it could be a problem.

If things get so bad then there is no point discussing how to maintain work conditions and those involved need to make a decision about leaving the area or wishing the dev good luck.

Currently, my understanding is that the main issue in most of Ukraine is blackouts, not a breakdown of order or active fighting. Hopefully it will not worsen.

That generator noise is very common in Ukrainian towns nowadays and fuel is not a problem any more. Getting a generator is a problem.

Certainly not in that area. If active fighting will be even remotely close to that town we well try evacuation.

I'd imagine that's somewhere near Khmelnytskyi? Ukraine would have folded well before any fighting got there, Russians would need to either run a massive attack from Belarus or totally overrun Dnipro.

It’s not far from South-Ukrainian Nuclear Plant, north of Odessa. That region is not an active war zone and there’s no meaningful targets in that specific town. It’s just the first blackout in the last 9 months.

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