In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaults

Russia's targeting of Ukraine's centralized energy infrastructure has prompted cities like Mykolaiv to deploy distributed renewable systems that prove resilient to bombardment. Off-grid solar installations with battery storage now supply water and electricity to critical services and residents, with Mykolaiv's five solar-powered desalination systems capable of providing drinking water to 250,000 people daily—independent of vulnerable centralized grids that have been repeatedly destroyed by Russian strikes.