Kyiv Power Outages Trigger Reported Mass Supermarket Closures

Overview

• Times of Ukraine, via a Telegram post cited by RIA Novosti, reported that ATB, NOVUS and Silpo stores are closing because backup generators cannot sustain operations, with no count of affected locations provided.
• City authorities said power losses that began on January 9 on the left bank disrupted metro service, with electric transport replaced by buses.
• The Kyiv city administration later extended metro train intervals to 10–12 minutes under emergency blackout schedules.
• Municipal services reported heating failures across nine districts and said many residential systems were drained to limit damage.
• Kyivvodokanal reported water supply cutoffs on the left bank and in the Pechersky district due to power loss at water facilities, while Mayor Vitali Klitschko said about 800 homes lacked heating and a utilities advocate reported burst pipes.