More than 800,000 subscribers without electricity in Kyiv after massive Russian attack – Shmyhal

After a new major Russian attack on the night of January 24, hundreds of thousands of Kyiv subscribers were left without electricity. About this reported first deputy prime minister – minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, after a meeting of the Emergency Response Headquarters in the capital and the region.

During another massive attack, the occupants targeted energy, heating and other civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and other regions, the official noted.

"The enemy's constant attacks, unfortunately, do not allow us to stabilize the situation [with electricity]. The power system does not have time to recover. More than 800,000 customers are without electricity in the capital due to emergency outages. The power shortage persists. We are working with our partners to reduce it," said Shmyhal.

He added that at a meeting of the Headquarters, officials coordinated to restore heat supply.

The minister also noted that during the energy emergency, the authorities are stepping up their work with vulnerable categories of citizens: "All services have received the necessary tasks."

Regarding humanitarian aid, Shmyhal said that in recent days, one of the Energy Ministry's hubs has managed to distribute more than 143 tons of such support: first of all, it is generators, transformers, cables and pumps, which are "critical for stabilizing the operation of enterprises."

"The aid has been delivered to power engineers in Kyiv and the region, Sumy, Kharkiv and other regions. We plan to transfer some of the generators from international partners to the SES heating stations to provide people with electricity during the blackouts. We are expecting additional equipment from Slovakia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Italy, Latvia, and Poland," the official said.

In the evening, the mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko reported that 3300 high-rise buildings in the capital are left without heat, in the morning the number of such buildings amounted to 6000.

"Most of them are the ones that have already been connected or tried to be connected to the heating system twice after the shelling on January 9 and 20," the mayor noted.

• On the night of January 24 Russia launches a new attack on Ukraine 21 missiles and 375 drones. Air defense managed to shoot down 357 drones and 15 missiles. Due to the attack, in Kyiv a person was killed and there are injured. More than 30 people were wounded in Kharkiv.
• The mayor of Kyiv reported that after the shelling, the most difficult situation in Troyeschina, where about 600 houses were left without all services.