On Monday, December 24, hourly electricity shutdown schedules will operate in the Kyiv region throughout the entire day. This is a consequence of massive Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system, reports DTEK.

Shutdown schedules in Kyiv region on December 24

The longest interruptions in electricity supply await consumers of groups 3.1 and 5.1 — up to 20 hours without power. Detailed shutdown schedule:

  • Group 1.1 — without power from 03:00 to 10:00 and from 13:30 to 17:00
  • Group 1.2 — without power from 03:00 to 10:00 and from 13:30 to 18:00
  • Groups 2.1 and 2.2 — without power from 03:00 to 06:30 and from 13:30 to 20:30
  • Group 3.1 — without power from 00:00 to 03:00, from 06:30 to 13:30 and from 17:00 to 22:00
  • Group 3.2 — without power from 06:30 to 10:00 and from 17:00 to 24:00
  • Groups 4.1 and 4.2 — without power from 06:30 to 13:30 and from 17:00 to 20:30
  • Group 5.1 — without power from 00:00 to 06:30, from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 20:30 to 24:00
  • Groups 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2 — without power from 00:00 to 03:00, from 10:00 to 17:00 and from 20:30 to 24:00

Consequences of December 23 attack

At dawn on December 23, Russia launched one of the most powerful strikes of the year on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The enemy attacked facilities in six regions, using over a thousand drones and dozens of missiles, including "Kinzhals".

As a result of the attack, over 300 thousand consumers in Rivne region were left without power, thousands of subscribers in Odesa region received strict blackout schedules. In Zhytomyr region, a child died from shelling, in Khmelnytskyi region — a man, in Kyiv region — one person.

Energy terror tactics

"The Russians' tactic is to knock out energy infrastructure. One substation was shelled four days around the clock to destroy it completely," says Serhiy Pereverza, deputy technical director of JSC "Chernihivoblenergo".

According to him, the enemy not only destroys energy facilities but also purposefully attacks repair crews. In October in Chernihiv region, two energy workers died from drone strikes — Anatoliy Savchenko and Ruslan Deynega.

Energy system status

Despite the scale of strikes, Ukraine's air defense system neutralized over 90% of enemy air targets. The energy system remains intact, although Russians seek to destabilize it and divide it along the Dnipro River.

During the attack, it was necessary to slow down the operation of nuclear power plants, which produce about 60% of electricity in Ukraine. Restoring normal operation of NPPs requires up to two days.

Experts warn: provided there are no new massive attacks, blackouts in the west of the country may become minimal in a week, however in other regions there are currently no prerequisites for reducing schedules.