Ukraine suffers national power outage as lines failAFP, KYIVUkraine’s power grid experienced mass outages for several hours on Saturday after a “technical malfunction” caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine’s energy minister said. By Saturday evening, the power companies had restored power to all regions of Kyiv, Ukrainian Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal said. More data indicates that weather conditions caused the lines to freeze, resulting in automatic shutdowns,” he said. Moldova produces its own power, but also imports some, mainly from Romania, as well as Ukraine. The incident piles further pressure on Ukraine’s energy grid, which was already in a fragile state due to weeks of intense Russian bombardment.

Source: Taipei Times February 01, 2026 18:12 UTC