KYIV, Dec 22 – Attacks on the power system could worsen the dynamics of Ukraine's gross domestic product for 2023 by 3-9 percentage points (p.p.), so the forecast depends on the intensity of shelling and how allies are ready to provide air defense systems, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

"For next year, we have already worsened the forecast from 4.6% to 3.2%. But everything will depend on the security situation. Attacks on the power system can worsen the forecast by another 3-9 percentage points. That is, next year we can get a fall GDP instead of the expected growth," he said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.