Ukraine maintains energy stability amid massive Russian missile strikes - PM Shmyhal

This was emphasized by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Facebook as he reported on the government’s work this week, Ukrinform reports.

The head of the government noted that in the first three days of this week alone, the Russian army has launched up to 130 missiles and kamikaze drones at Ukrainian civilian and energy facilities, in particular in the capital city of Kyiv.

"The aggressor sought to intimidate Ukrainians and paralyze the country’s energy sector. They never achieved their goal. Ukraine was prepared for such a scenario. We mobilized efforts for emergency repairs, restoring power supply in 4,000 settlements," Shmyhal stressed.

He noted that Ukrainians expressed their awareness by voluntarily reducing electricity consumption by an average of 10%. In particular, on October 15, consumers of Kyiv and the Kyiv region together reduced their consumption by 7%, and residents of Chernihiv region — by almost 20%.

"This allows us to balance energy supply throughout peak hours and not to apply rolling blackouts. We expect that in the coming days, Ukrainians will also refrain from excessive consumption in the mornings and evenings," the head of government added.

According to Shmyhal, the logical consequence of the attacks and other criminal actions of the Russian Federation was Russia being for the first time internationally recognized as a terrorist state. In its resolution, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe referred to the regime in Russia as “terrorist” and called on the international community to speed up the creation of a Special International Tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

The Prime Minister also informed that UAH 357 million was allocated from the state budget’s reserve fund for the repair of infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and Sumy regions that were affected by missile attacks.