Overview
- Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed an emergency regime for the power sector and assigned emergency response leadership, with Kyiv first to apply flexible curfew rules allowing 24/7 access to warming centers without passes.
- Kyiv will receive rapid additional generation, including cogeneration units via GIZ and UNDP, while Italy is sending about 80 industrial boilers; the government is simplifying grid connections and directing state firms to import at least 50% of their electricity needs this winter.
- The European Commission said the EU is exporting electricity to Ukraine at maximum capacity and mobilizing humanitarian and energy aid, as Kyiv organizes an “energy Ramstein” to coordinate partner deliveries and expects new bilateral support packages.
- The Energy Ministry urged households and businesses to cut use of power‑hungry appliances through the week, with network limits and emergency shutoffs persisting in Kyiv, Odesa introducing extra savings measures, and Kharkiv warning of longer outages after fresh strikes.
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 180 combat engagements on January 15, with intense fighting near Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Huliaipole, while the SBU said it dismantled a major draft‑evasion scheme in Dnipropetrovsk region and seized over $300,000.