Freezing Ukraine gradually restores power after Russian strikes on grid
Ukrainian authorities on Friday gradually restored power to millions of people left in the dark after the most devastating Russian air strikes so far, aided by the reconnection of the country’s four nuclear plants.
National power grid operator Ukrenergo said that as of 7 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), 30% of electricity supplies were still out, and asked people to cut back on their energy use.
“Phased restoration of the power system is continuing. Repairs crews are working around the clock,” it said in a statement on Telegram.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the town of Vyshhorod just north of Kyiv on Friday to look at a four-storey building damaged by a Russian missile.
