- January 22, 2026
- 1:13 pm
- Israel
The collection is organized by the initiative “Israeli Friends of Ukraine” with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel
Russia continues its military aggression against Ukraine not only on the front but also in cities — with strikes on energy and critical infrastructure. It is Russian aggression and targeted attacks on civilian infrastructure that have made this winter one of the toughest for Ukraine: power, water, and heating outages occur in waves and return again.
Critical schedules are in effect in most regions. Kyiv is living in a state of actual humanitarian winter: more than half of the city is almost constantly without power. At temperatures of –10…–14°C, this means cold in apartments, darkness in homes, and a situation where basic survival conditions — heat, water, communication — become a matter of luck and time.
What “Israeli Friends of Ukraine” say
The initiative “Israeli Friends of Ukraine” describes the situation very directly in their address:
“Ukraine is freezing — saving with warmth!”
“Today, Ukraine is experiencing one of the most severe energy crises of the entire war.”
“The enemy strikes not by chance — the country’s energy infrastructure is being deliberately destroyed.”
“In most regions, there are critical power outages.”
“The capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, is in a state of actual humanitarian winter: more than half of the city is almost constantly without power.”
“This is cold in apartments, darkness in homes, and shelling that deprives people of light, water, and heating — basic conditions for survival.”
“Children are among the most vulnerable! Schools are forced to send children home because they cannot provide basic conditions: warmth, light, safety.”
“This is more than a crisis. Once, Ukrainians were destroyed by hunger. Today, they are trying to break them with cold. Cold has become a weapon.”
Why this is terror and why it is the responsibility of Putin’s Russia
Strikes on power plants, substations, heating lines, and water supply systems in winter are terror against civilians. The goal of such strikes is fear, cold, darkness, and mass suffering of peaceful people.
Putin’s Russia makes the population a hostage: it destroys infrastructure without which it is impossible to live and turns frost into a tool of pressure. This is state terror — when cold, outages, and panic become part of a military strategy.
When frost becomes a weapon
Have you ever been in minus 15 degrees, without shelter nearby?
We hope not. Unfortunately, this is the current reality for more than a million Ukrainians. Russia attacks critical infrastructure in Kyiv, leaving thousands of residential buildings without water supply and heating. This is no longer about ideologies and “disputes.” These are basic humanitarian needs — warmth, water, light — that should concern anyone in the world.
On January 22, 2026, another harsh formulation was heard in the information field: “genocide by cold”. At a meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna, Rostyslav Palagusinets, reported that Ukraine has information about the preparation of further Russian strikes on the energy sector and critical infrastructure, including facilities and networks serving Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
According to him, only in the current heating season, Russia has carried out 256 air attacks on the energy and critical infrastructure of Ukraine, and since January 11, strikes on energy facilities have been occurring almost every day. The speech also mentioned that the winter campaign is synchronized to maximize the suffering of the population at extreme temperatures, and the deprivation of heat, electricity, and water is considered a calculation for the physical destruction of people.
Amid constant outages, Ukrainian authorities report attempts to transition from “extreme” outages to more predictable schedules. First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal wrote that the situation in the energy system remains extremely tense, and extreme outages are in effect in Kyiv.
Earlier, after a massive Russian attack on January 20, Kyiv experienced serious disruptions with power and water supply, and 5635 multi-story residential buildings were left without heating. There were also reports of damage to several key substations, resulting in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant being completely disconnected from external power supply, and power lines leading to other nuclear power plants were affected. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha stated that Russian strikes on energy infrastructure mean using the threat of a possible nuclear catastrophe as a tool of pressure.
Urgent initiative from Israel: places to warm up
Against this backdrop, on January 22, 2026, the initiative “Israeli Friends of Ukraine” announced an urgent collection for the creation of “Points of Invincibility” — places where people can survive outages in the cold. The campaign is conducted with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel.
The purpose of such points is to give people a point of salvation when it is dark and cold at home. There, you can:
- warm up and wait out the most difficult hours,
- charge phones and communication devices,
- get hot water,
- receive basic support — tea, food, basic assistance.
How much does one “Point of Invincibility” cost
The organizers provide a calculation for one aid point:
- 3000 shekels — generator with a capacity of 6–7 kW
- 300 shekels — heat gun
- 500 shekels — water heater (15 l)
- 300 shekels — extension cords for charging gadgets
- 900 shekels — fuel, tea, food, and disposable tableware
Every donation is specific help: the opportunity to warm up, charge communication, and survive another night without light and heating.
Who are “Israeli Friends of Ukraine”
“Israeli Friends of Ukraine” / “Израильские друзья Украины” – https://www.facebook.com/IFofU — an Israeli civic initiative that has been helping Ukraine since 2014 and carries out practical humanitarian projects to support peaceful people. The collection for “Points of Invincibility” is exactly such a project: about warmth, water, electricity, and survival in conditions where Russia is knocking out infrastructure with strikes.
The organizers also ask for reposts so that as many people in Israel as possible see the information and can join the collection.
It’s time to put an end to this.
It’s time to unite against terror worldwide — and support those who are trying to survive the winter without light and heat. That is why NAnews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency talks not only about the front and diplomacy but also about specific humanitarian actions that really save people.
How to help
Donation link:
https://lnk.ua/xVmBJmyNv
The organizers conduct the fundraising through the UPAY (uPay) payment system — this is an Israeli platform for accepting payments and managing payments through a web cabinet and application.
You can help in two main ways:
- Credit Card — payment by bank card through the UPAY payment page/cabinet;
- Bit — transfer through the popular Bit application in Israel, which is used for quick P2P payments and transfers.