Weather forecasters predict relatively mild winter in Ukraine

Olga Kobzar stands in her kitchen as she shows how she heats her house by gas stove cooktop, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in her apartment in Saltivka neighbourhood of Kharkiv, Ukraine, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

KYIV (Reuters) - Weather forecasters in Ukraine on Thursday predicted a milder winter than usual, offering a glimmer of hope to Ukrainians facing power outages following Russian attacks on energy facilities.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this week that air strikes had destroyed almost a third of Ukraine's power stations since Oct. 10, and the country is facing power outages as repair work is done.