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Over 1 million consumers were facing power cuts in Ukraine at some point, energy ministry says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2026 | 8:19 AM

KYIV, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Russia continued ​attacking ‌Ukrainian energy facilities in the capital ‌Kyiv ​and ⁠five other ⁠regions on Friday, causing emergency power ​outages, Ukraine’s ⁠energy ⁠ministry said.

The ​ministry noted ​that more than 1 ‌million consumers were facing ⁠power cuts at some point ⁠and “repair ‌work ⁠is continuing ​wherever ‌the security ​situation permits”.

(Reporting ⁠by Yuliia Dysa, writing by Pavel ​Polityuk)