Ukraine’s Kyivstar adds backup power as Russian strikes strain power grid, CEO says

Ukraine’s Kyivstar is ramping up measures to keep its network online as Russian strikes strain the country’s power grid, CEO Oleksandr Komarov said on Monday.

Russia has intensified attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine. On Saturday, a barrage of drones and missiles hit nuclear substations, killing seven people, in what state-owned energy company Tsentrenergo called the largest attack on its facilities since the start of the war in 2022.