Overview
- Former energy minister Ivan Plachkov warned that a total blackout could shut down power across all of Ukraine.
- Ukrainian public broadcaster Obshchestvennoe reported, citing a source, that part of Kyiv’s population might be evacuated in the event of a full blackout.
- Kyiv’s city administration said existing plans do not include evacuation for a blackout and apply only to threats such as chemical or radiological releases, floods, large fires, landslides, earthquakes, or armed conflict.
- Emergency rolling power-cut schedules have been reintroduced since October 13 after mass multi-hour outages began on October 10 and a brief stabilization on October 11.
- Communications expert Sergey Beskrestnov cautioned that apartments may remain very cold this winter and suggested some residents consider stove-heated rural homes.