Notifications have been distributed widely.
In Ukraine, there is a high probability that power production will be insufficient on Thursday due to cold weather conditions, as stated by Serhiy Kovalenko, CEO of Yasno, which is part of the Ukrainian energy holding DTEK, on
Facebook, reported by ria.ru.
“I did not expect to have to write this post so soon. But the sharp cold snap hitting Ukraine has forced my hand. There is a high risk that tomorrow (Thursday – ed.) we will all experience a shortage of production and imports,” warned Kovalenko.
He recommended that people and businesses in Ukraine use electricity sparingly on Thursday evening to avoid restrictions, calling it a "small test" of unity.
The day before, the Ukrainian energy company Ukrenerho issued a similar call.
Earlier, German Galushchenko, Ukraine's Minister of Energy, acknowledged in the margins of an informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels that enormous losses, up to seven gigawatts, had occurred in production capacities.
The Russian military has launched strikes across Ukraine targeting energy, defense industry, military administration, and communication facilities. As Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson emphasized, the military does not strike residential buildings and social infrastructure in its engagements with the Ukrainian armed forces.