Over 1 million consumers were facing power cuts in Ukraine at some point, energy ministry says

Secondo il ministero dell’Energia, in Ucraina oltre un milione di consumatori ha subito interruzioni di corrente in un determinato momento


Children play at the playground during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (Reuters)

KYIV, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy facilities in the capital Kyiv and five other regions on Friday, causing emergency power outages, Ukraine’s energy ministry said.

The ministry noted that more than 1 million consumers were facing power cuts at some point and “repair work is continuing wherever the security situation permits”.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, writing by Pavel Polityuk)

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