Russia targets energy facilities in 9 Ukrainian regions over the past day – reports
Source: Ukraine’s energy ministry
Russian forces launched attacks on energy infrastructure across nine Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours, causing widespread damage and power outages, according to Ukraine’s energy ministry.
The regions affected include Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv.
In Dnipropetrovsk, shelling disrupted power lines, leading to outages for households and the railway operations, causing delays in train services. Power has been partially restored in the morning Thursday. Combat operations also caused outages at substations and among residential consumers, with repair works underway.
Fighting triggered outages at a substation and several power lines in Donetsk , leaving without power residential areas, railways, and mines. 532 miners were temporarily trapped underground, but power has since been restored.
Kyiv, Odesa, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions saw damage to power lines and substation equipment after the overnight o drone attacks. Kyiv faced outages for residential customers, while in Odesa, both railway operations and residential consumers were affected. Partial restoration has been completed in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, shelling caused a power line outage in Chernihiv – it left 344 customers without electricity.
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