“To date, 672,000 customers have been disconnected in the Khmelnytstyi region, 188,400 in the Mykolaiv region, 102,000 in the Volyn region, 242.00 in the Cherkasy region, 174,790 in the Rivne region, 61,913 in the Kirovograd region and 10,500 in the Odessa region. Timochenko said on social media, quoted by AFP.
Ukrenergo ., the electricity distribution system operator of UkraineAdvanced that Russian forces “carried out a new missile attack on energy installations of the main power grids in the western regions of Ukraine”, adding that “the extent of damage is comparable to or may exceed the effects of the October 10-12 attacks.”
According to EFE, the Ukrainian electrician said in a statement that his repair teams will begin restoring power once emergency services have finished their work.
Also via social networks, the Ukrainian president accused Moscow of “a massive attack” with 36 rocket shots in the night from Friday to Saturday.
“The attacker continues to terrorize our country. During the night, the attacker carried out a massive attack, with 36 rocket shots,” Zelensky said.
Among the affected areas are, in addition to Kiev, the regions of Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Jarkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporijia and Kirovohrad.
Between October 10 and 18, 408 Ukrainian infrastructure facilities were attacked and destroyed by Russian forces and a third of Ukraine’s power plants were damaged.
Power shortages caused by Russian attacks forced Ukraine to cut power.
An air raid alert was issued this morning for the entire Ukrainian territory, lasting three hours, during which the Russians carried out attacks in several regions of the country.
Source: DN
