Ukraine’s stressed mobile providers prepare for more and longer power cuts

KYIV: When Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy system, it not only knocks out electricity and running water – but also, often, phone signals.

Moscow’s renewed assault on power grids and transmission lines in the last three months has knocked out about half Ukraine’s available generation capacity, causing daily blackouts of up to 12 hours in major cities including the capital Kyiv. Once winter boosts energy use, the situation will only get worse.