Ukraine Blackout Fears: 80% of Businesses Pre-Stock Generators as Energy Crisis Intensifies
Russian strikes on Oct 21–22 cut power to nearly 280,000 in Chernihiv and thousands in Kharkiv, leaving at least four dead and 10 injured. Ukraine’s grid operator imposed rolling blackouts nationwide, with emergency outages in most regions. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains off-grid, running on emergency generators for a week. Ukraine’s central bank devalued the hryvnia to about 42 per USD amid a $60 billion financing gap.
