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Christmas lights have begun lighting up cities around the world, unlike in Ukraine, where they're regularly plunged into darkness due to black outs.

As many of the invading troops retreat, Russia's targeting Ukraine's power supplies with its missile attacks.

But against all odds, Kyiv's concert halls are lively with live concerts and lit up with LED candles.

Concert administrator Irina Mikolaenko believes the shows are an act of resistance.

With works underway to restore water and energy supplies to the whole country, measures are being put in place to quell concerns of a health crisis or further exodus of people over the winter.

As such, the live shows are an excellent antidote to these anxieties according to artist Yuriy Solukha.

Despite energy providers having 70 percent coverage, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal laments that in order to conserve resources across several regions, frequent power cuts have been planned.

In light of this, residents are being equipped with an app to alert them on planned power cuts and 5,000 'invincibility centres' serve as power banks for people needing to boot up their devices, connect to the internet or warm up.

However, these centres fail to suffice in a country with a pre-war population of 40 million.

In the event of a power outage where residents have no access to television, radio or data networks, the concerts serve as a haven for warmth and live entertainment.

But in the eyes of concert goers, it's an act of defiance.

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