The most difficult situation in terms of electricity is now in Kyiv, Kyiv and Kharkiv regions, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
"Now the Russian terrorists have concentrated on destroying electricity generation and distribution systems. Therefore, unfortunately, we cannot rule out further attacks on water and heat supply systems. The most difficult situation from the point of view of electricity is now in Kyiv, Kyiv and Kharkiv regions. Russian terrorist forces targeted distribution in these regions, trying to destroy main lines and substations," Shmyhal said at a government meeting on Tuesday.
According to the prime minister, energy companies are now working on gradually making the outage schedules more predictable for people and businesses.
"Of course, we should all understand that this is possible only if there are no new damages. And we will all be conscious of saving electricity consumption," he added.
In addition, Shmyhal will again return to the topic of the evacuation of the population from Kyiv or from another city.
"An honest conversation here is important and correct. Therefore, I emphasize once again the position of the government and the responsible departments: evacuation can be used as a last resort as an emergency step. You should always have a plan B, but now the situation is far from announcing the evacuation of any non-frontline city and especially the capital. Power engineers are working, air defense forces are working. We are doing everything possible to restore the full operation of the power system as soon as possible," said the Prime Minister.