Emergency power cuts in Kyiv and three Ukrainian regions on 10 November
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said emergency power cuts were in use in Kyiv city and the Kharkiv, Poltava and Sumy regions on 10 November. The ministry cited equipment damage and lower voltage on the high voltage network. It gave no address list, customer count or time for predictable schedules to resume.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reported emergency power cuts in Kyiv city and three regions on 10 November.
Source moment: November 10, 2026 (date only, no time given)
In 20 seconds
The emergency cuts announcement named Kyiv city and the Kharkiv, Poltava and Sumy regions.
The ministry tied a return to predictable schedules to grid stability and gave no time.
A separate ministry report on customers without power after overnight strikes covers a different set of areas.
What the ministry confirmed about the cuts
The ministry’s briefing names the city and regions where emergency cuts were in use. It gives no start or end time and no detail on which streets or addresses lost power. The ministry said predictable schedules would return once the power system stabilised.
The briefing also said repair work continued at Ukrenergo high voltage substations and at distribution operator facilities. It did not give a completion time for the work or confirm that predictable schedules had resumed.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Emergency cuts reported in
- Kyiv city and the Kharkiv, Poltava and Sumy regions
- Reason given by the ministry
- Equipment damage and lower voltage on the high voltage network
- Return to predictable schedules
- After the power system stabilises; no time announced.
Separate report on outages after overnight strikes
The same briefing said some customers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions were without electricity by the morning after overnight strikes. That report refers to the Kyiv region, while the emergency cuts announcement refers to Kyiv city. The two lists describe different effects, so combining them would not show how many customers lost power.
Where to check for an update
Check your local distribution operator for current information for your address. If you need to prepare for another interruption, our grid-down essentials guide covers basic preparations, and the internet backup planner can help estimate what your modem and router need.