Power outages in Ukraine caused by Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure interrupted medical procedures for 66.3% of healthcare workers at least once between February 2022 and July 2024, a study conducted by the Physicians for Human Rights and Truth Hounds found.
Delays in elective surgeries were reported by 8.4% of healthcare workers surveyed as part of the study, while 1.7% experienced interruptions during a procedure due to power outages. In addition, 1.8% of respondents reported failures in life support systems due to power outages.
