Electricity disruptions due to Russian strikes and bad weather, – energy ministry
Source: Ukraine’s energy ministry
The energy ministry informs that the situation in Ukraine’s grid is stable and balanced, and there is no capacity deficit.
At the same time, electricity disruptions due to the Russian strikes and bad weather are reported in different region of the country.
In Kharkiv, the scheduled outages are still employed after the latest Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Yesterday, there were planned outages for 230 thousand consumers.
On Tuesday evening, three energy engineers were wounded during the Russian attack on the facility.
Electricity disruptions due to the bad weather are reported in 337 settlements in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipro, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad regions.
The emergency teams are working 24/7 to restore the electricity supply in the affected areas.
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