Overview
- Ukraine’s Energy Ministry says emergency shutdowns are in effect in Kyiv and other regions, and Ukrenergo has imposed network restrictions in Dnipro, Odesa and Poltava.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claims mass strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, while DTEK reports two heavily damaged energy sites in Odesa and about 47,000 customers without power.
- In Kyiv, electricity is appearing only two to three hours a day by eyewitness accounts, major retailers including Novus have suspended some stores as generators fail, and long lines formed at petrol stations in Bucha and Irpin.
- Forecasters expect temperatures as low as −15°C to −20°C, heating runs intermittently, about 500 apartment buildings lack heat, and tram and trolleybus service on the right bank has been halted with buses substituting.
- The Energy Ministry offers no restoration forecast, a ruling‑party lawmaker says evacuation could be required if heat networks collapse, Belgorod authorities are preparing relocation plans for their region, and residents in Dnipro blocked a road over prolonged outages.