Ukraine war: According to the PM, about half of Ukraine’s energy system is crippled.

• According to Ukraine’s prime minister, a recent wave of Russian missile and drone attacks have rendered almost half of the country’s energy system unusable.
• An official in Kiev issued a warning that the city’s electricity grid would “completely breakdown.”
• According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 10 million Ukrainians are still without power.

The devastation occurs as the city of Kyiv receives its first winter snowfall and the temperature drops below freezing.

An official in Kiev issued a warning that the city’s electricity grid would “completely breakdown.”

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 10 million Ukrainians are still without power.

Additionally, Mr. Zelensky stated in his video speech on Friday night that “the challenging energy supply situation persists in a total of 17 regions and in the capital,” but added that there were “significantly fewer emergency shutdowns” during the day as workers in the energy sector hurried to restore power.
“Sadly, Russia has not stopped firing missiles at Ukraine’s civilian population and vital infrastructure. Our electricity system is incapacitated in almost half, “Denys Shmyhal, the prime minister, stated at a news conference on Friday.

According to Mykola Povoroznyk, the deputy director of the Kyiv administration, the city is “getting ready for many eventualities, including a total shutdown.”

He did not elaborate on what would occur if the grid entirely failed, although officials have stated that they are not planning to evacuate any communities.

“The aggressor country has formally recognised that its purpose is to damage our energy infrastructure and leave Ukrainians without electricity and heat,” wrote Ukrenergo, the operator of Ukraine’s national grid, in a Telegram post.

The CEO of DTEK, the largest privately owned energy business in Ukraine, Maksym Tymchenko, said “the situation is becoming worse.”

“Unfortunately, our energy system becomes less and less dependable and stable after every strike. That is the truth “said he.
Less than two days after one of its most intense bombardments to yet, Russia continued to target energy facilities and residential buildings on Thursday.

This is a modern Russian technique used in response to defeats on the battlefield, and its effects are now becoming more noticeable. According to Moscow, Kyiv’s “unwillingness” to hold peace talks is the reason for the strikes.

The regions around Kyiv, Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Ternopil are mostly affected by power outages.

People have been asked by the government to conserve energy by using less household equipment including ovens, washing machines, electric kettles, and irons.

The deputy head of Mr. Zelensky’s office shared images of people using electricity in authorised tents in the recently liberated city of Kherson because there is still no power, adding that the administration intends to have electricity restored in the city “before the end of this week.”

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