The most difficult situation remains in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa regions / collage by UNIAN, photos by UNIAN, Oleksandr Himanov, Viktor KovalchukRussia attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure. As a result of the shelling, part of the consumers in eight regions have been cut off from power, First Deputy Minister of Energy Artem Nekrasov said during a briefing.
"Over the past day, Russia continued to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure. As a result of the shelling, as of morning, part of the consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Rivne, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Chernihiv regions have been cut off from power," Nekrasov said.
He emphasized that the most difficult situation remains in Kyiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Odesa region. According to him, the situation also remains difficult in the frontline regions due to hostilities and constant shelling. The enemy systematically attacks energy infrastructure there every day.
The Ministry of Energy noted that energy workers are working around the clock to restore damaged equipment as quickly as possible. However, restoration work is complicated by prolonged air raid alerts and the threat of repeated shelling.
"Over the past day in Sloviansk in Donetsk region, while performing their official duties, a team of energy workers came under attack from a Russian drone. As a result, one worker was injured. He was taken to a hospital, where he is receiving the necessary medical care," the deputy minister noted.
In addition, due to equipment damage and voltage drops in the high-voltage network in Kharkiv region, emergency shutdowns are being forcibly applied. A return to scheduled outage tables will occur after the situation in the power system stabilizes.
The ministry added that in most regions, hourly power outage schedules are in effect, and for industry – power limitation schedules. Due to continuous attacks, the power supply situation can change rapidly during the day, sometimes even several times an hour.
Situation in Ukraine's energy sector