Overview
- Prime Minister Yuliia Sviridenko said hospitals must not be disconnected during rolling outages and ordered inspections of possible violations, citing Lviv by name.
- Lviv’s mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported overnight that parts of hospitals and all municipal electric transport were placed on blackout schedules, calling the situation absurd.
- Sadovyi said he is seeking immediate cabinet intervention and is preparing alternative measures to keep electric transport operating on routes.
- Sviridenko’s message comes after a December 9 directive that told regional administrations to shorten lists of facilities guaranteed uninterrupted power and to cut nonessential lighting to prioritize households.
- Daily power cuts have been applied across much of Ukraine since October 10, 2025, as generation capacity has fallen sharply, and Ukrenergo’s chief has warned constraints could persist through the winter.