US EditionPower outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold
A technical fault on cross-border power lines triggered outages affecting millions and halted Kyiv's metro, amid ongoing strain from Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
- Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities and neighbouring Moldova, with blackouts reported in Kyiv and in Zhytomyr and Kharkiv regions.
- Ukraine's Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said a technical malfunction on power lines linking Ukraine and Moldova caused cascading outages, triggering automatic protection systems after weeks of Russian strikes.
- The outages cut water supplies to Kyiv and temporarily suspended its subway because of low voltage, while forecasters warn temperatures will fall to minus 30 degrees Celsius and last into next week.
- U.S., Russian and Ukrainian officials are expected to meet on Feb. 1 in Abu Dhabi after Peskov confirmed Trump made a personal request to Putin to pause strikes until Sunday.
- Ukrainian officials say Moscow is deliberately denying civilians heat and water, calling it `weaponizing winter`, and Zelenskyy expressed skepticism about peace as Feb. 24 approaches.
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Ukraine's electricity grid is experiencing massive outages after a “technical malfunction” caused the breakdown of power lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine, Ukraine's energy minister has announced. A technical fault occurred today, causing a simultaneous interruption of the 400 kilovolt line between the power grids of Romania and Moldova and the 750 kilovolt line between western and central Ukraine,” said Denys Shmyhal.Meanwhile, the Min…
Minister of Energy of R. Moldova, Dorin Junghietu, thanked Romania and Ukraine for the help granted in the context of today's massive current pens. Over about four hours, more localities in the Republic of Moldova have remained without electricity.
Ukraine plunges into darkness after power grid malfunction amid Russia's assurance to Trump on halting strikes
Ukraine and Moldova experienced widespread power outages due to a technical failure in their interconnected grids. The blackouts disrupted services in major cities, including Kyiv and Chisinau. Power was partially restored after urgent efforts, and officials expect full recovery soon.
Massive power outages are taking place in Ukraine due to a technical fault, and in Kiev, metro traffic was stopped for several hours. “Everyone is in shock,” says Kateryna, one of the victims in Kiev.
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