Emergency power cuts spread across Ukraine after November 13 strikes

Ukraine implemented nationwide power outage schedules on Friday, November 13, following Russian strikes, with emergency blackouts replacing scheduled outages in parts of several regions including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy oblasts. Hourly outage schedules are active in most regions, with industrial power limits also imposed. Power outages affect consumers in twelve oblasts, and repair work is ongoing but hampered by continued attacks and air raid alerts. The energy situation can change rapidly throughout the day. Emergency outages are in effect in specific districts of Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zhytomyr oblasts, where schedules do not apply. In Chernihiv Oblast, an accident left about 80,000 households without power. Kyiv has suspended its external lighting due to the electricity deficit caused by the attacks.