Overview
- Emergency power cuts were activated in several regions on January 6, with previously scheduled outage timetables suspended until the system stabilizes.
- Nationwide restrictions on electricity consumption now apply to industrial and household users, and the operator urged shifting heavy use to after 11 p.m.
- Kharkiv recorded more than 350,000 subscribers offline as both emergency and scheduled cuts continue, with repairs proceeding only where security permits.
- Regional officials said equipment at a critical infrastructure site in Kharkiv suffered serious damage in the January 5 attack, which included Tornado-S rocket fire.
- Ukrinform reported five missile strikes on energy facilities in Kharkiv’s Nemyshlyanskyi district, with a 58-year-old man hospitalized in moderate condition and a 64-year-old woman treated for acute stress.