About 9 million Ukrainians are left without electricity supply - Zelenskyy

This was announced in a video message by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

I want to thank all the workers of the energy companies, all the repair crews for the fact that this Saturday and Sunday - on Christmas Eve and Christmas - it was possible to give people more energy.

Of course, deficits remain. Shutdowns continue. As of this evening, about 9 million people are disconnected in various regions of Ukraine. But the number and duration of outages is still gradually decreasing. I am thankful to each and everyone who made this result possible," Zelenskyy said.

The President also noted that there are "threats that must be eliminated" in the issues of energy and infrastructure of Ukraine.

"Today I held a special meeting with government officials regarding the situation in the energy and infrastructure spheres. We are preparing for the next year - and not only for the winter months. There are threats that we have to eliminate. There are steps that need to be taken. And the state will definitely take them," Zelenskyy said.

In addition, the President spoke about contacts with international partners.

"Today I held an extended meeting on the results of the visit to the USA and the implementation of the agreements. We will not waste time. We will quickly implement everything that was agreed upon in Washington. As much as possible. And one more thing. Today I spoke with the Prime Minister of India. Next year, it will be India that will preside over the G20. I wished Mr. Modi a fruitful presidency, and fruitful not for someone in particular, but for everyone in the world who values peace. India can be more active in efforts to end aggression, so I hope we can do more together for global stability in the coming year," Zelenskyy said.

• Earlier, Ukrenergo reported that due to a significant power shortage in the power system, emergency power outage schedules on December 26 are in effect in five regions in Ukraine and in Kyiv.