DTEK warns of "difficult days" after massive Russian missile attack

Dmytro Sakharuk informed about this during a telethon.

"There has been a significant decrease in generation. Partly as preparation for the shelling, but due to the fact that the damage was significant, we need to prepare for difficult days, and possibly weeks, to be able to partially restore what was damaged," he said.

According to him, emergency and planned outages can "last more than one day".

NPC Ukrenergo published a morning report on the state of the power system at 11:00 on January 15.

"As of 11:00, the energy infrastructure is being restored after the 12th Russian missile strike, repair work continues at all facilities damaged by shelling," the text reads.

It is noted that the Russian invaders tried to target blocks of thermal power plants. Thus, the company reduced consumption limits for all regions due to damage to equipment.

"Due to damage to the equipment, they stopped or reduced electricity generation, and the deficit in the power system increased. This forced to slightly reduce consumption limits proportionally for all regions. Restrictions are valid throughout the day. If they are exceeded, emergency shutdowns will be applied. Thus, for consumers, the duration of outages may increase," the Ukrenergo said.

• On Saturday, January 14, Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv, several addresses in Holosiivskyi and Dniprovskyi districts were hit, 18 private houses were damaged in the region.
• At the same time, three people were killed as a result of Russian shelling of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, with Grad rockets and cannon artillery.
• On January 14, the Russian military shelled an energy infrastructure facility in Ivano-Frankivsk region, a critical infrastructure facility in Lviv region was also damaged.
• On Saturday, January 14, Russian terrorists also shelled the border areas of Sumy region.
• On January 14, Russian terrorists attacked Zaporizhzhya region with prohibited incendiary shells.
• In Marhanets community, Russian attacks damaged the power line that feeds the pumps of the water utility. More than 60 thousand families were left without water.
• On Saturday, January 14, the Russian forces struck at Dnipro, destroying the entrance of a nine-storey building, injuring at least 73 people, 21 dead.
• On January 14, the Russian army launched a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, resulting in one dead and one wounded.