More than 800,000 subscribers in Kyiv remain without electricity – Shmyhal

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As a result of the massive Russian attack on the energy infrastructure on the night of January 24, more than 800,000 subscribers remained without electricity in the capital of Ukraine, and there is a significant deficit in the energy system.

Source: Minister of Energy Denis Shmyhal

Direct speech: “At night, Ukraine experienced another mass attack by Russia. The enemy targeted energy, heat supply and other civil infrastructure of Kyiv region, Kharkiv region, Chernihiv region and other regions.

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The situation with light. Constant attacks of the enemy, unfortunately, do not allow to stabilize the situation. The power system does not have time to recover. More than 800,000 subscribers are without electricity in the capital due to emergency shutdowns.

Details: According to the minister, due to constant shelling and damage to equipment, the power deficit in the network persists, but energy companies, together with international partners, are working to reduce it.

Shmyhal reported that over 143 tons of humanitarian aid was distributed in recent days from one of the Ministry of Energy’s hubs. These are primarily generators, transformers, cables and pumps. This equipment is critically important for stabilizing the operation of enterprises.

Aid has already arrived to energy companies of Kyiv and the region, as well as Sumy region, Kharkiv region and other affected regions.

In addition, the Ministry of Energy plans to transfer part of the generators received from international partners to the heating points of the State Emergency Service. This will provide citizens with electricity during periods of long blackouts.

The agency is also expecting the arrival of additional equipment from Slovakia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Italy, Latvia and Poland.

What preceded:

• In Ukraine, as a result of a new massive attack by the Russian Federation on the energy infrastructure on January 24 there are disconnected consumers in Kyiv and in Kyiv region, Chernihiv region and Kharkiv region.
• In Kyiv, as a result of a massive enemy attack on the night of January 24 and damage to critical infrastructure, almost 6,000 houses without heating. Most of them are those who have already connected or tried to connect to heat supply twice after the shelling on January 9 and 20.
• Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko reportedthat in Kyiv, the most difficult situation is in Troeshchyna, where about 600 houses were left without heat, water supply and electricity.
• On the morning of January 24, the “green” and “red” lines of the Kyiv metro worked in a limited mode: due to damage discovered after the shelling, trains do not transport passengers between the left and right banks of the capital.

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