Kyiv spent 40% of December without power

Residents of the capital are enduring long hours without power as Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure strain the system, forcing energy companies to schedule rolling blackouts. In December Kyiv averaged more than nine hours a day without power.

Scheduled power blackouts in Kyiv, December 2025, by 30-minute increments

Note: Data based on Ukrainian energy supplier DTEK's outage schedule for area 3.2 in Kyiv. Every area in Kyiv would have experienced the same total duration of blackouts, but with different schedules.

Sources: DTEK outage schedule app, timeanddate.com

Graphic: Soph Warnes, CNN