Overnight attack on energy system, – Ukrenergo report
Source: Ukrenergo energy company
Ukraine’s energy operator informed about the consequences of the massive Russian missile and drone attack.
The company stated that the strikes caused damage to dozens of energy facilities.
Emergency outages have been employed in 7 regions of Ukraine. The Ukrainian grid receives emergency assistance from Romania, Slovakia, and Poland.
The most difficult situation is in Kharkiv, Odesa, Kirovohrad, and Dnipro regions. At the same time, the energy system of Ukraine has not collapsed and continues to operate as a whole.
The emergency teams are doing their best to restore the damaged facilities and electricity supply to the population.
As reported by the Air Force, the invaders launched 151 missiles of different types and attack drones. The Ukrainian air defense managed to intercept 55 enemy drones and 37 missiles.
The strikes caused civilian casualties in different regions of the country.
Emergency outages were reported in Sumy, Poltava, Donetsk, and Odesa regions. In Kharkiv, 700 thousand people are left without electricity.
Amendments to Ukraine’s enforcement proceedings legislation, initiated by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, have entered into force. Among other measures, the reform provides for the automated lifting of attachments on bank accounts immediately after debts in enforcement proceedings have been fully settled. The main practical benefit for citizens is the complete elimination of the need to contact an enforcement officer in person and wait for paper decisions once the debt has been paid.
The 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade has received another batch of supplies as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative. This time, the military received seven quad bikes and four mobile shower and bath units.
In my previous column, I wrote about social innovations in Ukraine. Those innovations are part of civic resilience and the democratization of security, which Europe is paying close attention to right now. The EU is trying to work out how to spread responsibility for its own security across society as a whole, rather than leaving it to institutions alone. It is looking for concrete ways to bring ordinary people into the work of defense and resistance.
Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers have appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding that NABU be obligated to register proceedings regarding the fact of exerting influence on the court and to recognize Petro Poroshenko as a victim in the case of the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra, due to her pressure on Supreme Court judges who were considering a lawsuit to overturn sanctions.
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