Overview
- Authorities have imposed strict rolling schedules: the left bank gets three to four hours of power followed by nine to ten hours off, and the right bank five hours on then five off, according to Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
- Hundreds of apartment buildings remain without heating as prolonged cuts strain daily life, with additional service disruptions reported in parts of the city.
- Emergency crews, including DTEK teams, are restoring only short supply windows, and officials warn that surges when electricity returns can cause the system to trip again.
- The government has declared a state of emergency for the energy sector and ordered an urgent increase in electricity imports to shore up supply.
- Britain announced £20 million in emergency support to repair, restore and protect Ukraine’s power grid through the winter.