The decision was made with the involvement of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and relevant ministries. Read also: Kharkiv hit by 12 Russian missiles on Christmas Day, leaving parts of city without heating "This means that power cuts to residents will not be implemented at this time until the situation with heating and hot water supply is normalized,

A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack targeting Ukraine ’s energy system on Christmas Day has been condemned as “inhumane” by president Volodymyr Zelensky. Half a million people were left without heating in Kharkiv in temperatures just a few degrees above freezing, as blackouts were reported in Kyiv and other regions.

A massive Russian missile and drone barrage on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Christmas morning was "inhumane," Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced an "inhumane" attack from Russia, which launched over 170 missiles and drones on his war-torn country's power grid on Christmas Day, killing one and causing widespread blackouts.

Russia on Thursday accused the Ukrainian security services of instigating a spate of 55 arson and bomb attacks on banks, post offices and police cars across the country.

In the forests near Kharkiv, Askold Krushelnycky speaks to soldiers spending Christmas fighting a hi-tech battle against Vladimir Putin’s forces

A Ukrainian brigade said it required no infantry to destroy Russian positions in an operation in the Kharkiv region.

Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday, Ukraine said. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Washington has committed $175 billion in aid for Ukraine.

Kyiv shoots down barrage of drones as Biden vows to send more weapons - US president condemns ‘outrageous’ Christmas Day attack

Russia launched a devastating wave of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas morning, striking key power plants and causing widespread disruptions as Ukrainian citizens sought shelter in metro stations and other safe spaces.

Taras Chmut, the head of the Come Back Alive foundation, a Ukrainian non-governmental military charity organisation, has noted that Russian forces have no potential to capture the cities of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia,