Kyiv, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernigov could be without power for up to two weeks due to Russian attacks on the energy sector.
Andrian Prokip, head of energy programs at the Ukrainian Future Institute, stated this on local television:
"It is almost certain that they will try to disconnect the electricity network of cities that depend on the transfer of electricity from outside. In particular, this is Kyiv. That is, they are trying to completely destroy all the connections through which Kyiv receives electricity from the unified energy system.
A similar situation is in Odessa. Odessa does not have its own production and also depends on external electricity supply. The Dnieper is in a slightly less risky area, but serious problems may arise in Chernigov, Sumy and Kharkiv.
But if, let's say, we are talking about cities that they will intentionally damage to cut them off from the energy system, then, of course, there is a very high probability, in fact, of a power outage for three days, five days, a week or even two weeks. This is a situation where a city loses contact with the unified energy system and is forced to rely solely on its own generation."