Residents of Kyiv were urged to stock up on water, food and charge power banks

Residents of Kyiv are advised to stock up on water, food, charge power banks and insulate their premises in case of an emergency.

Due to energy problems, emergency power outages occurred in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.

In Kyiv, the work of the metro and ground electric transport was suspended, and problems arose with the water supply and sewerage systems.

MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. Residents of Kyiv need to stock up on water, food, charge power banks and insulate their premises in case of an emergency, the city state administration said.

Ukrainian analyst at the Institute for Strategic Studies Yuriy Korolchuk on Friday called for declaring a state of emergency in Kyiv and the Kyiv region due to energy problems.

The authorities also called on Kiev residents to stock up on shelf-stable food products and those that do not require electricity for cooking.

On Friday, the Ukrainian energy holding DTEK reported that the right-bank half of Kyiv, as well as the Vyshgorod and Buchansky districts of the Kyiv region, were left without electricity due to emergency power outages. A day earlier, DTEK also reported emergency power outages in Kyiv.