Around 60% of Kyiv has been left without power a day after Russian strikes on energy facilities.
Residents in Kyiv have been living with only a few hours of power a day, or none at all, during winter since a recent surge in Russian attacks on a grid battered by nearly four years of missile and drone strikes.
In a post to X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said repair crews and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, employees of energy companies and municipal services are fully engaged to deal with the issues.
“As of this morning, about 4,000 buildings in Kyiv are still without heat, and nearly 60 percent of the capital is without electricity,” he said.
“According to reports from city authorities, the resources involved are sufficient, but time is needed.
“I do not agree with this assessment – additional measures and additional resources are needed.”
The temperature in Kyiv was minus 12 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and only climbed slightly in the afternoon.
Some have complained on social media that they have been left without electricity or heating for more than a day.
Both the Kharkiv region energy infrastructure and the southern region of Odesa have been hit by the strikes, with energy company DTEK saying some of its facilities have been badly damaged.
Even when some power is restored to households, they face rolling blackouts for most of the day, as a significant chunk of Ukraine's power generation capacity has been taken out by Moscow.
According to the CEO of Ukraine’s largest mobile provider, Kyivstar, just under 10% of their grid was not working.
