In Bucha, Ukraine, harsh winter and Russian attacks on energy facilities have caused severe power outages. Temperatures have dropped near -20°C, adding to residents' suffering. Three engineers work to keep emergency generators running outside the main pumping station. Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk notes Bucha's power supply is better than some Kyiv areas but admits the city can't fully follow power rationing schedules. Small businesses like Battkava cafe face electricity shortages, with only three to four hours of power during their usual eight-hour day. Many businesses have closed, fearing longer shutdowns. Russian forces targeted power plants on January 9, knowing severe frost was coming. The attacks worsened the crisis, leaving buildings and homes cold and dark. In a shelter built with Polish help, displaced families rely on electric heaters that fail when power cuts hit. The temperature inside fell to 6°C after an air raid on January 13. One woman described how children stayed in just one warmed room because the generator could only power one radiator. "It made people afraid and panic-buy at supermarkets," she said. Ukraine's energy reserves are critically low, with just 20 days left. Officials seek more electricity imports to cope. Oleksandr Kharchenko of Kyiv's Energy Industry Research Center called the attacks "an attempt to break people" and "a man-made disaster turned into an absolute crisis." Ukraine’s state security service labeled these attacks on power and heat plants "crimes against humanity." This crisis caused tension among political leaders. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Kyiv's local government for poor preparedness. Despite the hardship, Bucha's mayor remains hopeful. He recalled how Russia failed to capture Kyiv four years ago and said, "We are still defending." The city now fights to survive another harsh winter with limited power under constant threat.