Five people's deputies from three political forces are ready to vouch for Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the former head of Ukrenergo. He is suspected of embezzling UAH 13.7 million in 2018, and the prosecutor's office is requesting his arrest with a bail of UAH 13 million.
The prosecution will seek the arrest of former Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi with the possibility of posting bail of UAH 13 million.
On October 29, electricity supply restrictions will be in effect in certain regions of Ukraine from 08:00 to 22:00. The reason is the consequences of Russian attacks on energy facilities.
Ukrenergo CEO Vitaliy Zaichenko reported that the third level of protection has not been implemented at any of the company's facilities. At one of the facilities, protection level 2+ has been introduced, which involves concealing control systems underground.
The SBI confirmed the detention of former Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. He is accused of large-scale fraud.
Law enforcement officers detained Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the former head of "Ukrenergo," for large-scale fraud. He is suspected of involvement in a 2018 scheme to embezzle UAH 13.7 million during the reconstruction of substation fences.
The State Bureau of Investigation announced a new suspicion against businessman Ihor Hrynkevych and detained former head of "Ukrenergo" Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. The case concerns a 2018 contract for the reconstruction of substation fences worth over UAH 68 million, under which an advance payment of UAH 13.7 million was transferred, but the work was not performed.
The State Bureau of Investigation announced another suspicion against businessman Ihor Hrynkevych. Former head of "Ukrenergo" Volodymyr Kudrytskyi was also detained in Lviv region.
In several regions of Ukraine, scheduled hourly power outages of 1 to 2 queues are in effect from 08:00 to 22:00. Electricity consumption remains high, and due to bad weather, 30 settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region have been de-energized.
Tomorrow, October 28, from 08:00 to 22:00, electricity will be cut off for 1-2 queues of consumers in Ukraine. The restrictions are related to the consequences of Russian attacks on energy facilities.
Emergency blackouts on October 27 were introduced due to unexpectedly high electricity consumption. Subsequently, they will be replaced by hourly blackout schedules that will be in effect during peak consumption periods.
On October 27, stabilization electricity outage schedules were applied in Kyiv by order of "Ukrenergo", as reported by DTEK. Outage schedules for users, divided into groups, appeared online.
Due to the difficult situation in Ukraine's energy system, caused by Russian shelling, hourly power outages ranging from 1 to 2. 5 queues have been introduced in several regions. Bad weather also left 54 settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region without electricity.
Emergency power outages have begun in Ukraine. Emergency shutdowns affected Kyiv and a number of regions.
On October 27, electricity consumption restrictions will be introduced in Ukraine. The schedules will affect industrial consumers from 07:00 to 11:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00.
On October 26, electricity consumption restrictions will be applied in Ukraine from 09:00 to 22:00, turning off the power for 0. 5 to 1 queue. This is due to the consequences of massive Russian attacks on energy facilities.
On October 25, power outages will be in effect in Ukraine from 07:00 to 23:00, affecting 1 to 2 queues. Restrictions will also apply to industrial consumers from 08:00 to 23:00.
Today, electricity outage schedules are in effect in 12 regions from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM due to Russian attacks that caused blackouts in three regions. Electricity consumption remains high, so "Ukrenergo" calls for economical use of electrical appliances.
On October 24, measures to limit electricity consumption will be applied in certain regions of Ukraine. Blackouts will occur from 07:00 to 23:00, affecting 1.5 to 2.5 queues of consumers.
On October 23, from 07:00 to 23:00, rolling blackouts will be applied in most regions of Ukraine, affecting up to three queues simultaneously. This applies to both household and industrial consumers.
After Russian shelling, Chernihiv region found itself in a complete blackout. The authorities deployed dozens of "points of invincibility," the police intensified patrols, and critical infrastructure switched to generators, which caused interruptions in water supply and low voltage in the network.
From 4:00 PM, all regions that experienced emergency shutdowns will have hourly outage schedules introduced, affecting up to three queues simultaneously. Also, from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM, power limitation schedules will be in effect for industrial consumers.
Several regions of Ukraine, including Sumy, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv regions, switched to hourly power outage schedules on October 22. This happened instead of emergency blackouts, which were canceled in some regions.
In Ukraine, a number of regions are switching to hourly power outage schedules instead of emergency ones. However, in some regions, emergency shutdowns continue to be in effect.
On October 22, power restriction schedules for industrial consumers will be in effect in Ukraine from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM due to the consequences of Russian shelling. The most difficult situation is observed in Sumy and Chernihiv regions, where energy workers are carrying out restoration work.
The heating season has already started in many regions of Ukraine, with Rivne region being the first to "turn on the heating". Some frontline regions are still preparing for heat supply.
On the morning of October 22, emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv and at least 7 regions. This happened at the direction of NEC "Ukrenergo".
Vitaliy Zaichenko, Chairman of the Board of NEC "Ukrenergo", stated that heating will be turned on throughout Ukraine within 10 days, which should lead to a decrease in electricity consumption. This is due to the fact that a sharp drop in temperature has led to an increase in electricity consumption by more than 20% since the beginning of the month.
Russian troops again attacked the energy infrastructure of Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, leaving a significant part of Chernihiv region without electricity. Electricity consumption remains high, so Ukrainians are urged not to turn on powerful appliances simultaneously until 10:00 PM, and for industry, restriction schedules are in effect.
The risk of hourly power outage schedules returning remains due to the war and attacks on the energy system. Currently, there are no emergency schedules across Ukraine, only power limitations for industry.
