Starting the morning of January 13, emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv. The capital has now endured a fifth day of severe conditions amid a series of Russian strikes and a cold snap.
In some districts and neighborhoods, electricity supply may remain unavailable until the end of the day, the energy company DTEK said. Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy described the situation with outages in Kyiv and several other regions as difficult, explaining that it is being driven simultaneously by new Russian attacks and adverse weather conditions.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that after a Russian strike overnight into January 13, the city faced “an even greater electricity deficit—even for maintaining critical infrastructure.” According to him, the situation remains “extremely difficult,” with around 500 apartment buildings left without heating.
Ukrainian authorities said that some residential buildings have been connected to high-capacity generators. Problems with heat supply in parts of Kyiv have persisted since January 9—following a massive Russian strike on the capital.
Amid the power outages, public electric transport on Kyiv’s right bank was temporarily suspended, with the authorities launching replacement bus routes. Some Novus and Silpo supermarkets also halted operations; however, as Klitschko stressed, there is no question of mass closures.