All day today, I have been receiving briefings from Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal. Restoration efforts are ongoing after Russian strikes. Sadly, new hits occur every night. Russia’s main target remains unchanged: our energy sector. Practically around the clock, and in repair crews only, nearly 58,000 people are working on power grids and generation facilities, as well as on heating networks. Resources from Ukrzaliznytsia and other state-owned companies have been brought in.

In Kyiv, where the situation is extremely tough, an additional 50 crews from across the country have been deployed. There are still buildings without heating, and for virtually every one of these buildings, the necessary equipment and the necessary crews are being dispatched manually. Things are also difficult in the Kyiv region – especially in the northern part of the region, and in the Boryspil district – as well as in border and frontline regions, where repairs to networks and repairs to facilities are complicated by almost constant shelling and constant strikes. This is Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia regions – these regions are receiving particular attention. A great deal of work was carried out in the Poltava region and in Odesa to stabilize the energy situation.

I want to thank all the crews who are working, the energy companies, both public and private, and all the city and community leaders who are truly standing with their people and really helping us.