Overview
- The targeted attack on Berlin’s power grid triggered a widescale outage that immediately disrupted hospitals, outpatient care, pharmacies and care facilities.
- The DKG warned that hospital generators only sustain basic functions for limited periods and emphasized reliance on broader city infrastructure.
- A DKG-commissioned report estimates about €2.7 billion is required for cyber and sabotage protection, rising to roughly €5 billion in alliance scenarios and €14–15 billion in a defense case.
- KV Berlin reports 205 medical and psychotherapy practices were in the outage zone, with inspections under way for vaccine cold chains and other damage as an additional emergency practice at Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin ran for two extra days and mobile home visits continued despite access delays.
- Leaders highlighted risks for care-dependent people, noting 74 affected care homes have regained power, and the DRK’s Hermann Gröhe and KBV’s Andreas Gassen pressed for stronger investment in civil and disaster protection.