Ukraine is planning a mass evacuation of Kiev if the capital is left without power

As Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continue, the national power grid operator Ukrenergo is imposing additional restrictions on the use of electricity in Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine, as blackouts have already been in place for days to limit consumption. by the citizens.

Already, 40% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.

At the same time, according to the New York Times, a plan is being prepared to evacuate Kiev – approximately three million inhabitants – in case the city is left without electricity and water for days in the winter.

As they struggle to maintain an electricity grid damaged by Russian missiles, officials in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, say they have begun planning for a once unthinkable possibility: a complete blackout, with the evacuation of about three million residents. https://t.co/YX7aWDo6ur

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 5, 2022

In addition, about a thousand shelters are being prepared in the city for the worst-case scenario of a total, multi-day blackout.

“If Russia continues such attacks (on energy infrastructure), we may lose our entire electrical system. If we get to that point, we will start informing people and asking them to leave,” said Roman Tkachuk, security director of the Kyiv city government, in an interview with the newspaper.

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