If

, no manipulations are necessary.

The refrigerator will work and keep the food chilled.

The oven and stove will help you prepare any dish.

Already purchased a generator?

It is better to buy a sufficient amount of fuel for it in advance.

Also stock up on technical and drinking water, charge the water tanks.

In wartime, unfortunately, you never know if there will be electricity in the near future.

Of course, such a situation is also possible when the light will be

.

In this case, we recommend that you charge all the devices you may need (laptop, phone), power banks, flashlights, etc. in advance.

If you have a generator, it is better to buy additional fuel for it.

With its help, you will be able to feed the refrigerator so that the delicious dishes and products purchased for the New Year do not spoil.

Are you going to celebrate New Year's Eve with friends and family, gathering a large company?

You will need technical water, which is better to put in the bathroom.

Guests will then be able to wash their hands without any problems using the restroom.

Download your home's power outage schedule (if you haven't already) so you know for sure when the lights will be on and what time is best to connect to power banks and generators.

The main thing is to have access to charged gadgets, a mobile network, minimal heat and lighting, and water.

We should not rule out such a scenario that Russia will decide to shell Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure on the eve of New Year's Eve or on New Year 2023 itself.

If the shelling is massive and strong, a

may await Ukraine .

How to celebrate the New Year if there will be no light at all?

In this case, there are only two options: use all available alternative power sources (power banks, generators) or look for the nearest Unbreakable Point (or another place where you can warm up and have a generator).

New Year without lights: how to celebrate / Photo: pixabay.com

If you have a battery, it is better to keep it charged until the New Year itself (just in case), the same with a generator - buy fuel and store it at home.

It should be turned on only when guests have already arrived and are seated at the festive table.

In order not to overpay, the generator should be used judiciously (taking into account the cost of diesel and gasoline).

For example, to charge gadgets, cut salads and even before the New Year celebration itself.

In order to meet the New Year holidays, it is important to have access to water (drinking and technical), charge the devices you may need, and keep the refrigerator in working order.

In the event of a blackout, it is better to have an alternative source of heat.

If you do not have such an opportunity, at least stock up on blankets for each guest.

Winter can also play into the hands of Ukrainians if they have to celebrate the New Year without lights.

Many apartments have a balcony that is cool enough to use as a refrigerator when the power is out.

For example, you can take out alcoholic drinks, salads, some products temporarily.

It is possible that some Ukrainians will celebrate

.

Therefore, in order not to spoil the holiday and to maintain a joyful mood in children, it is better to always have warm things, blankets, charged gadgets, power banks with you.

You can bring salads or other food in plastic containers to share the celebration with other people in the shelter.

We will remind you that several holiday locations with shelters are planned to be opened in Kyiv.

For example, an open-air ice rink will open on December 24 at the Ice Stadium (next to the Ipodrom metro station, which works as a shelter during an air raid), and the National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments will play for Ukrainians in the October Palace (there will be an uninterrupted supply of heat, water and electricity , the bouquet will work and there is a shelter on the lower floor, where you can go down if necessary.

Cold and power outages will not be able to spoil the New Year, because the holiday can only unite Ukrainians in these difficult times.