Grid operator tells Ukrainians to brace for more blackouts

FILE PHOTO: An electrician works to repair an electricity power line that was damaged from shelling above a former battlefield, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's grid operator told consumers to brace for more blackouts in Kyiv and other regions on Monday as it seeks to reduce the strain on energy infrastructure damaged by Russian missile and drone attacks.

Rolling blackouts are becoming increasingly routine in the capital of 3 million after a wave of Russian attacks on power facilities that have damaged 40% of energy infrastructure since Oct. 10.