09 Oct 2026 Ukraine
Ukraine
09 Oct 2026
08:59

Ukraine

Nightly Blackout and 'Survival Mode': What We Know About the Situation in Kyiv

▪️Kyiv's right-bank districts and Kyiv Oblast were left without power; emergency power outages have been introduced, reported Ukrainian energy holding DTEK;

▪️Public transport has been suspended in three districts of Kyiv due to lack of electricity, according to Kyivpastrans;

▪️At night, train service on all three lines of the Kyiv metro was temporarily halted due to the blackout; lighting was turned off at some stations. After service resumed, trains operated with long intervals;

▪️A complete blackout hit Kyiv for the third evening in a row.

▪️Kyiv Mayor Klitschko advised residents who have friends or relatives outside the capital to leave the city, AFP reports;

▪️Klitschko does not intend to announce a full evacuation.

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