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Kyiv Endures Emergency Blackouts as Ukraine Mobilizes Aid and Power Imports

Loosened curfew lets residents reach aid centers during blackouts.

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Emergency tents are set up in a residential neighborhood where people can warm up following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects that leave residents without power, water and heating in the dead of winter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vladyslav Musiienko)
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Yuliia Chumak, who is eight months pregnant, warms her daughter’s hands with her breath, as they get ready to leave for kindergarten during power cuts after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone strikes, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 14. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Overview

  • Emergency power cuts now cover all buildings in Kyiv, with 127 apartment blocks still without central heating as repair crews work around the clock.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared a state of emergency for the energy sector and set up a coordination headquarters as sub‑20°C temperatures strain the grid.
  • The UK announced an immediate £20 million package to repair and protect Ukraine’s power network through the winter.
  • Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal told parliament Ukraine has fuel reserves for more than 20 days, ordered emergency electricity imports, and identified Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Odesa as the hardest hit.
  • Authorities report new generators en route to Kyiv, additional cogeneration units pending with partners, and about 80 industrial boilers expected from Italy as UNICEF and the Red Cross warn of hypothermia risks and dwindling emergency stocks.