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Zelensky Declares Energy Emergency as Russian Strikes Cut Power in Frigid Kyiv

The decision sets up a Kyiv hub to accelerate repairs, boost electricity imports, ease curfew rules, bolster interceptor supplies.

Overview

  • Ukraine reported a fresh overnight barrage of 113 attack drones and three ballistic missiles targeting energy sites, with air defenses active over the capital.
  • Mayor Vitali Klitschko said roughly 6,000 buildings lost power in Kyiv during the latest raid, while hundreds of apartment blocks remained without heat as temperatures fell to near −19 C.
  • Ukrenergo confirmed damage to facilities and outages in Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv and Donetsk, with emergency cuts extended to Kyiv and several other regions.
  • The government moved to add about 1 GW to the grid, deploy high‑power generators, expand warming and charging points, increase electricity imports, and simplify hookups for backup equipment under the emergency regime.
  • Zelensky pressed partners to refill interceptor stocks via the PURL program as NATO’s Mark Rutte urged allies to draw from Patriot, NASAMS and SAMP/T inventories; officials also reported civilian casualties, including four killed at a Kharkiv‑area logistics terminal.