Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 12, 2026 (AFP) - Kyiv botanical garden's plants wither due to frost, power cuts

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2026-02-12

Roman Ivannikov has spent around 30 years pampering orchids, azaleas and figs at Ukraine's National Botanical Garden, but power cuts triggered by Russian strikes are threatening to freeze his cherished collection of tropical plants. Moscow has been pummelling Ukrainian energy sites with drones and missiles, plunging thousands of households into darkness during the harshest winter since it started its invasion four years ago. The almost-daily barr......

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