Overview
- Ukrenergo said Russian drone attacks and shelling caused fresh outages in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions.
- Emergency repair crews are working where security conditions allow near the frontline.
- The operator reported electricity use was 2.4% lower than the previous day at 9:30 a.m., citing clear weather and residential solar output.
- Households were urged to shift most electricity use to 10:00–17:00 and to limit high‑power appliances from 18:00–22:00.
- No mandatory consumption restrictions were planned for the day, with officials relying on voluntary load‑shifting.
- Ukrinform’s write‑up mentioned Dnipropetrovsk in one place, though it quoted Ukrenergo listing Donetsk, highlighting a minor discrepancy in early reports.