“Many cities and regions of Ukraine use stabilization shutdown schedules.
About four million Ukrainians have restrictions now,” the Ukrainian leader said in an evening video message.
According to Zelensky, shutdowns are planned in the Kyiv, Poltava, Rivne, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kirovograd and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine.
Earlier, DTEK Kyiv Regional Electric Grids announced the introduction of emergency power supply restrictions in the Kyiv region for an indefinite period.
According to the deputy head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the energy situation in Ukraine is critical.