“DTEK reports that 30,800 families are currently without electricity due to shelling”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
DTEK reports that 30,800 families are currently without electricity due to shelling.
“The destruction is significant and repair work will take a long time to restore the equipment to a working condition. Energy workers are working on site, dismantling the debris. After that, repairs will begin,” the message reads.
As the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the day before, the most difficult situation in energy is in Kyiv region, Kharkiv region and Zaporizhzhia – together with the regional centers of these regions. He also stated that the situation in Odesa should be corrected by January 18.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia has been striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
According to the Ministry of Energy, as of December 12, since the beginning of 2025, the Russian military has attacked the energy infrastructure of Ukraine 4,500 times, and with the beginning of autumn, these attacks have intensified.
After the last massive attacks by the Russian Federation, the energy system of Ukraine is under a state of emergency, the most difficult situation is in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. After the Russian strike on January 9, emergency shutdowns continue. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that this Russian attack was the most painful for the city’s critical infrastructure. He emphasized that the situation is the most difficult in four years.