Kharkiv is reintroducing hourly power outage schedules, the Ministry of Energy has said.
"In Kharkiv, power engineers are forced to return to the use of hourly power outage schedules. This is because the electricity transmission system is unreliable after large-scale hostile attacks, as well as because of the lack of local generation due to the destruction of power plants and increased consumption," the ministry said.
The schedules will be in effect until the situation is fully stabilised and will also depend on the level of consumption and the consequences of possible further attacks.
"Power engineers are working 24/7 to ensure that Kharkiv residents and all Ukrainians have electricity and heating," the Ministry of Energy stressed.