More than 9 million Ukrainians remain without electricity after the latest Russian attacks against strategic infrastructure in the country, preventing them from accessing services such as heating or drinking water in the midst of winter weather.
The figures were provided by the country’s president, Volodimir Zelenski, in a message published last night in which he referred to the power cuts suffered by almost all regions of the country, in the midst of Christmas celebrations.
Since December 26 “about 9 million people are isolated in different regions of Ukraine. But the number and duration of blackouts is gradually decreasing. I am grateful to each and every person who managed” to restore service, the president said, according to Ukrainian agencies.
Zelensky thanked all the utility workers who worked on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to restore power in different parts of the country.
He also explained that government officials in the energy sector were taking measures to stabilize the situation in the energy sector.
Ukraine had a population of around 40 million before the Russian invasion began on February 24.