Russia attacked Ukraine's energy sector: emergency blackouts in Kyiv and three regions

As a result of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in six regions were left without power. Emergency outages are being applied in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions, while hourly restriction schedules are in effect in some regions, First Deputy Minister of Energy Artem Nekrasov said during a briefing.

"Russia continues to deliberately attack the Ukrainian energy system. Key substations, thermal power plants, and oil and gas infrastructure are under attack. The situation remains difficult in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions," Nekrasov said.

According to him, as a result of nighttime Russian strikes, as of the morning, some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions have been left without power.

Due to equipment damage and voltage drops in the high-voltage network, emergency outages are being forced in the capital, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy regions. A return to the forecast schedules will occur after the situation in the energy system stabilizes.

In addition, during the day Russia also attacked energy facilities in Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Poltava, and Kirovohrad regions. As of the morning, power supply has been restored to all consumers in these regions.

Ukrenergo noted that due to damage to energy equipment in some regions, power limitation schedules for industry are being forced into effect until the end of the day, as well as hourly outage schedules for all categories of consumers from 2 to 4 stages (from 8 to 16 hours).

On November 9, it became known that Russia had again attacked the Trypilska TPP; the consequences of the shelling are extremely serious. At that time, Centrenergo reported that since the end of September, Russia had significantly increased the intensity of shelling of the Trypilska TPP and changed the tactics of conducting them.

Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy Serhiy Kozyr noted that Russia is deliberately striking five 330 kV substations. They are the ones that form the energy ring of the capital and ensure the transmission of electricity to Kyiv.

Director of Energy Programs at the Razumkov Center Volodymyr Omelchenko reported that the main reason for the difficult situation with electricity supply in Kyiv and other regions is Russia's strikes on high-voltage substations through which electricity is transmitted between regions.