KYIV, Jan 6 - Power consumption by the population dropped by a third as Russian aid strikes October-November has forced many Ukrainians to turn off many devices, said Serhiy Kovalenko, the head of YASNO energy supplier.

"We have our statistics, which says that in Kyiv, electricity consumption by the population in October 2022 fell by 19%, and in November - by 28% compared to October and November 2021, respectively. In Dnipro and the region, it fell by 15% in October, by 11% in November," Kovalenko wrote on his Facebook.