A security guard sits at the door of a supermarket during a partial electricity blackout in Kyiv. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters
A security guard sits at the door of a supermarket during a partial electricity blackout in Kyiv. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters
City life during Kyiv’s power blackouts – in pictures
Moscow’s renewed assault on power grids and transmission lines in recent months has knocked out about half of Ukraine’s available generation capacity, causing daily blackouts of up to 12 hours in several cities including Kyiv, the capital. Once energy use increases in winter, the situation will only get worse
Russia has attacked energy facilities across Ukraine with missiles and drones over the past few months, causing blackouts in many regions. Ukraine has relied on electricity imports from neighbouring EU countries to fill a gap in generation caused by the attacks. It has also introduced rolling regional blackouts and asked businesses and consumers to limit consumption at peak hours.
A residential area during an electricity blackout in Kyiv Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA
A cyclist navigates Kyiv’s darkened streets. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
A vendor shines a torch during a power outage in an underground shopping mall Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP
A resident takes their dog for a walk in the dark. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
People ride a scooter at night Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
Residential buildings during a blackout in Kyiv Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
A resident uses a torch to visit a grocery store Photograph: Alina Smutko/Reuters
A barman serves customers in a coffee shop Photograph: Alex Babenko/AP
A jewellery shop employee waits for customers while a power generator works outside Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
A recruiting billboard for Ukraine’s military forces is displayed during a partial electricity blackout Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
Traffic on Kyiv’s darkened streets Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Friends sit in a coffee shop during a blackout Photograph: Alex Babenko/AP
A woman uses a headlamp while sitting in a hammock in a darkened street Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
A street musician plays the piano to lighten the mood Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
Pedestrians find their way along the night-time streets Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
A car’s headlights illuminate the night Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images
