The state-run rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) has opened "invincibility carriages" for the first time in the Polish city of Chełm, where passengers have been forced to wait outdoors for trains to Ukraine due to ongoing station renovations.

To ease the strain on Ukraine’s energy system, Ukrzaliznytsia, at the instruction of the Energy Emergency Response Headquarters, is beginning to import electricity,” the company said. “This winter, the company will import about 50% of its total electricity consumption.