"Blocking traffic will not speed up the restoration of electricity". Kyiv Regional Electricity Authority responds to protests

In the village of Horenychi, Bucha district, people blocked the road because of the critical situation with electricity. Head of Kyiv regional military administration Mykola Kalashnyk saidthat "blocking traffic will not speed up the restoration of electricity".

He emphasized that power engineers are working tirelessly in difficult frosty conditions to connect all homes, including those in remote communities in the region.

Kalashnyk noted that he lives on the Left Bank of Kyiv, where there are emergency blackouts. His apartment is also "without electricity, it's cold."

According to him, there are a lot of emergency outages this week due to massive attacks by the enemy, who "boldly use the time, given the serious weather." The head of the JMA said that work to restore power supply continues around the clock.

By the end of the day, power will be restored in all small and large settlements, Kalashnik said. There may be minor localized accidents for various reasons.

According to the head of the UIA, about 5,000 families received electricity during the day. About 25,000 customers are still without power.

Local Telegram channels report that in the village of Horenichi, Bucha district, people blocked the road because of the critical situation with electricity. Their homes have allegedly been without electricity for four days.

• On the night of January 9, Russians attacked Kyiv, resulting in deaths and injuries.
• Problems in the power system of the capital and the region, on the left bank of Kyiv all electric transportation stopped.
• Authorities hope that the situation with heating and electricity in Kyiv will be able to normalize until next Thursday.