Overview
- Regional distributor Chernihivoblenergo reported damage to a major power asset in Chernihiv district on December 24, cutting electricity to tens of thousands of customers.
- Residents in Kryvyi Rih’s Solnechny neighborhood blocked a DTEK repair vehicle in a courtyard to protest prolonged electricity cuts, according to videos published by the outlet Strana.
- Locals said their buildings had been without power for about 15 hours and were told the outages could last three or four days.
- Residents recounted that repair crews cited burned equipment and said the operator had not yet authorized reconnecting the buildings to the grid.
- Ukrenergo chief Vitaliy Zaychenko has cautioned that multi-hour rolling blackouts may continue through the winter, with the Dnipropetrovsk region also facing a generation shortfall noted by the state energy watchdog.