“The Ministry of Energy explains that the situation in these regions is the most difficult, because the restoration of electricity supply is complicated by constant hostilities”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
The department notes that consumers in the frontline and border regions remain without electricity for a long time as a result of hostilities across the country – here the situation is the most difficult, because the restoration of electricity supply is complicated by constant hostilities.
The Ministry of Energy reminds that measures to limit electricity consumption continue to apply in all areas – it refers to capacity limitation schedules for industry and business, as well as hourly outages for all categories of consumers.
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Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia has been striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Since the beginning of the fall of 2025, the Russian military has increased its shelling of the Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure, which supplies people with gas during the heating season.
According to the Ministry of Energy, as of December 12, the Russian military has attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure 4,500 times since the beginning of this year.
On the morning of December 23, after another attack by the Russian Federation on the energy system of Ukraine, consumers in the Rivne, Ternopil and Khmelnytskyi regions were almost completely without power.
On October 30, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine stated that due to Russian attacks there is a serious risk of dangerous consequences for civilians this winter, including long interruptions in heating, electricity and water supply. According to the UN, such interruptions will have a particularly painful effect on vulnerable groups of the population, such as the elderly, persons with disabilities and families with small children.