The operator of Ukraine's electricity transmission system, Ukrenergo, urged the country's residents to save electricity as temperatures began to fall and consumption increased, threatening the system crippled by Russian missile strikes with further blackouts, Reuters reported.

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After the temperature fluctuated around 10 degrees Celsius around the New Year, now it has started to get colder, and according to forecasts, in the coming days in Kyiv it may be down to minus 11 degrees, and in Eastern Ukraine - up to minus 18.

"Ukrenergo" points out that the country's energy system in its current state cannot fully cover the needs of rising consumption, "since part of the power plants, including the largest - the Zaporizhia NPP, are occupied by the enemy."

Russia has announced since the start of the war that it views energy infrastructure as a military target, and Ukraine has argued that such attacks could be considered war crimes.

For months, Ukraine has imposed a curfew during peak periods to reduce pressure on the power grid.

Ukrenergo says it is working with power producers and suppliers to restore damaged installations, but the process is difficult due to the scale and extent of the damage caused by the Russian missile strikes, BTA reported.

In an attempt to partially solve the problem, businesses and households in the country acquired tens of thousands of electric generators.

According to MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak, 669,400 generators were imported into Ukraine in 2022, of which 309,400 were imported in December alone.

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