Restoration work underway on energy facilities in Rivne, Ternopil, and Odesa regions

Restoration work continues in the Rivne, Ternopil, and Odesa regions following another massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight on December 23.

According to Ukrinform, the Ministry of Energy reported this on Telegram, providing an update on the state of Ukraine’s energy system as of 18:30.

Following the latest large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy facilities, energy workers are gradually stabilizing the situation.

Consumption restrictions continue to be applied across all regions. Both power limitation schedules for industry and business, as well as hourly outages for all categories of consumers, remain in effect.

The Ministry noted that, in the long term, consumers in frontline and border regions remain without power due to ongoing combat operations.

“The situation is most severe there, as restoring electricity is complicated by continuous fighting,” the Ministry said.

Updated outage schedules and operational information are posted exclusively on the official resources of regional distribution system operators.

The Ministry of Energy expressed gratitude to energy workers and emergency responders who are restoring electricity under life-threatening conditions.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi stated that the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants are reducing output due to damage to substations caused by Russian shelling.