Hostile shelling damaged equipment at a power substation in Dnipropetrovs'k region, causing localized power outages, but Ukraine has enough electricity, both generated and imported, to meet demand and no blackouts are currently planned. Shelling also caused lesser disruptions in Chernihiv and Donetsk regions.
Maryna Bezrukova has been appointed Director of the Defense Procurement Agency of Ukraine. This is the first step in reforming the agency in line with NATO standards and preventing corruption in defense procurement.
Ukraine's power system is operating stably, with no power shortages or blackout schedules. Ukraine also provided assistance to Poland by accepting surplus electricity.
Electricity consumption in Ukraine increased amid cold snap.
The bad weather left 387 settlements in Ukraine without power, affecting five regions, and traffic on the main roads is.
A thermal power plant in eastern Ukraine was hit twice, damaging equipment, but the electricity generated is currently meeting consumer demand despite the increased load on the grid in winter. The weather left 81 settlements in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions without electricity.
Power supply continues to be restored in three regions of Ukraine after weather-related outages.
The accident at DTEK's Ladyzhynskaya TPP caused a power outage in several districts of Vinnytsia Oblast, but it is not related to hostile shelling. Work is underway to restore power supply
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reports that there is currently no shortage of electricity, and that electricity production meets consumer demand, despite the fact that some TPP units are undergoing repairs. Electricity consumption remains high despite warmer weather, which reduces peak loads.
132 settlements in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovs'k regions of Ukraine are without power due to bad weather; the Ministry of Energy assures that the power grid is stable and there are no scheduled power cuts for the population.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reports no electricity shortage despite high consumption in winter.
Ukraine's Energy Minister Galushchenko says that the country's ability to import up to 1. 7 GW of electricity covers any electricity shortage.