In the Kharkiv region, 520 thousand subscribers were reported to have no electricity.

In the Kharkiv region, 520,000 subscribers remain without electricity, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the regional military administration, said on January 21.

"As of January 21, 520 thousand subscribers were de-energized. 60 thousand is a long—term shutdown, starting in 2022. In fact, it's 460,000 subscribers," he told the Ukrainian Public television channel.

However, if we talk about people, not subscribers, their number will be much higher, Sinegubov said. The day before, as of January 20, more than 1 million subscribers were de—energized in the region, that is, 90% of the entire region, the head of the administration added.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced on January 20 that more than 1 million residents of Kiev remain without electricity. There is no heating in more than 4 thousand apartment buildings. Zelensky added that he was waiting for proposals from officials to restructure work to support the population and businesses.

It was also reported on January 18 that electricity in Ukraine could be turned off for more than 16 hours a day.

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