Electricity will be turned off in Kharkiv for several hours next week.

This was reported by the Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov during the United News telethon on Oct. 25.

“Today, electricity cuts have been introduced for several hours in 10 communities in Kharkiv Oblast. There have been no energy cuts in the city of Kharkiv so far, but the condition of our infrastructure forces us to resort to these measures. Starting next week in Kharkiv, we will introduce scheduled power outages. I ask everyone to be ready for it. Power cuts will be introduced in some districts and residential areas and will last for a few hours,” said Syniehubov.

Kharkiv electricity provider “Kharkivoblenergo” and the regional administration will inform the citizens about the energy cuts schedules and the areas affected by these measures later this week.

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Earlier, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported during the United News telethon that the residents reduced electricity consumption by 20%, which allows the city to avoid energy cuts.

On Oct. 20, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov addressed the city residents, asking them to follow the restrictions regarding energy consumption. Moreover, electricity consumption limitations were introduced in city transport and heat networks.

On Oct. 19, Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko announced that the restrictions on electricity consumption would be introduced throughout Ukraine on Thursday, Oct. 20.

After the massive strike on the country on Oct. 10, Ukraine’s energy minister Herman Halushchenko called the attacks on the energy system “the biggest during the entire war” — up to 30% of all energy facilities in the country were damaged, causing massive blackouts.