Overview
- Authorities have imposed strict rolling schedules, with left-bank districts getting 3–4 hours of power followed by 9–10 hours without and right-bank areas on a 5-on, 5-off pattern, the prime minister said.
- Emergency crews and DTEK teams are working in sub‑zero conditions to restore lines, but simultaneous demand after brief restorations has repeatedly collapsed local systems.
- Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents who can to leave temporarily after mass strikes left hundreds of Kyiv apartment blocks without heat and disrupted water supplies.
- The State Emergency Service has reopened round‑the‑clock warming and charging hubs known as points of invincibility, reporting thousands of visits as residents seek heat, power and basic support.
- EU assessments and energy‑sector reports warn transformer stocks are exhausted and left‑bank regions could face deeper, prolonged outages if barrages continue during the severe cold.