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Russian strikes caused new power outages overnight in seven Ukrainian regions. Emergency five-phase outages, equivalent to about 20 hours without electricity per day, were introduced in Kyiv and four oblasts to prevent voltage levels in the energy system from falling.
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- New outages were recorded overnight on 6 November in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Chernihiv oblasts.
- Five-phase emergency outages were introduced in Kyiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv and Cherkasy oblasts.
- Five-phase outages amount to approximately 20 hours without electricity per day.
- In other affected regions, outages ranged from 2.5 to four phases, or 10–16 hours per day.
- Industrial consumers faced power-capacity limits, while other consumers faced scheduled outages.
- Repair work continued around the clock but was suspended in some locations during air-raid alerts.
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The damage disrupted electricity supply across multiple regions and forced the introduction of severe nationwide restrictions. The emergency measures were intended to prevent voltage declines within the energy system, while air-raid alerts complicated repair and restoration work.
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Russian strikes caused new power outages in seven Ukrainian regions overnight on 6 November. By the morning, emergency five-phase outages were in force in Kyiv and the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv and Cherkasy oblasts, providing for roughly 20 hours of outages per day. Other regions used scheduled outages of 2.5 to four phases, equivalent to 10–16 hours per day, and imposed capacity limits on industrial consumers. The situation was most difficult in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. Energy workers began repairs where security conditions allowed, but suspended work during air-raid alerts; efforts to restore stable electricity supply continued around the clock.
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Ukrainian coverage emphasized the regional scale of the outages, the severity of infrastructure damage and the critical condition of the energy system. Reporting also highlighted emergency restrictions designed to prevent voltage declines and the disruption of repair work by air-raid alerts.
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The most difficult electricity-supply situation was reported in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. Outside the areas subject to five-phase emergency outages, hourly schedules generally ranged from 2.5 to four phases, corresponding to 10–16 hours of outages per day. Ukraine's Ministry of Energy warned that the energy-system situation could change throughout the day because of the attacks.