40 000 people without electricity after drone attack on Kryvyi Rih

Source: region governor Serhii Lysak

During the night, Russian troops again attacked Ukraine with Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles.

One of the drones hit an energy object in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro region, leaving 40 000 people without electricity supply.

The outage is also reported at two coalmines with 100 workers trapped underground due to the electricity disruption.

The emergency teams are working on the sites, part of the employees have already left the mines.

Later, the Ukrenergo energy company informed that they are doing everything possible to restore the electricity supply in the area. Due to the proper protection, the strike did not cause fire.

The Ukrainian air defense reported that they managed to intercept 11 out of 24 Russian drones.