Six Regions of Ukraine Left Without Electricity

On August 27, as a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure, consumers in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions were temporarily left without electricity. Energy workers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore power supply, with work continuing around the clock. There are no forecasts for energy supply restrictions on August 27. The Ministry of Energy has urged consumers to use electricity sparingly during peak hours. The summer of 2026 in Ukraine is characterized by energy balancing, despite optimistic forecasts; outages occurred on June 30 and July 1. The main risks are massive shelling and summer heat coinciding with scheduled repairs at nuclear power plants. The development of solar generation does not fully cover the deficit due to a lack of industrial batteries for evening peaks. The head of the board of 'Ukrenergo', Vitaliy Zaychenko, stated that power outages of up to 5 hours a day are possible during heat and new attacks from the Russian Federation.