As a result of the massive Russian army offensive this morning, three regions of Ukraine have heat supply interruptions. These are Kharkiv, Dnipro and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. This was announced on Wednesday by Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine, Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba, UNN reports.
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As Kuleba pointed out, on Christmas Day, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine's energy system to leave Ukrainians without heat, water and electricity.
Dnipropetrovs'k, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kirovohrad, Poltava, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions were hit.
"Despite the work of air defense, unfortunately, there are hits," Kuleba emphasized.
Some regions are currently experiencing heat supply interruptions:
- Kharkiv region - 500 thousand subscribers are left without heat, that's 2677 houses.
- Dnipropetrovs'k region - in Dnipro and Zelenodolsk, there are 55 and 100 houses without heating, respectively.
- Ivano-Frankivsk region - 81 residential buildings are without heat.
Specialists are working to restore heat as soon as possible.
Kuleba also said that a thermal power plant worker was killed in Dnipro due to shelling.
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In Ukraine, as a result of a massive missile and drone attack by the Russian Federation , restrictive measures have been introduced, and power outage schedules will be in effect until the end of the day.