57 miners are underground due to shelling in Donetsk region

57 miners are underground due to shelling in Donetsk region

Kyiv  •  UNN

July 22 2024, 08:28 AM • 59203 views

In Donetsk Oblast, an overhead power line was disconnected due to the fighting, which led to a power outage at the mine. 57 workers who were trapped underground have been brought to the surface. The Ministry of Energy reports other disruptions in Ukraine's energy system.

In Donetsk Oblast, an overhead line was disconnected during the fighting, trapping 57 workers underground. They have already been brought to the surface. This was reported on Monday by the Ministry of Energy, UNN reports.

An overhead line was disconnected in Donetsk Oblast during the hostilities. In , as a result, the substation and the household consumers connected to it, as well as the mine, lost power. There were 57 workers underground and they were brought to the surface. All consumers were supplied with electricity

- said the Ministry of Energy.

Also, according to the agency, in Kherson region, as a result of hostilities, an overhead line was disconnected due to a wire break. At the same time, household consumers were cut off from electricity.

In Zaporizhzhia region, a drone of an unidentified type was found near a high-voltage substation. The SES and police were called, and the drone was removed.

Networks status

Reportedly, a high-voltage overhead line was disconnected in Kyiv region. The reason is damage to the section that runs through the territory of Belarus (after February 24, 22, Ukrainian power engineers have no access to its maintenance).

In Sumy region, a high-voltage overhead line was reportedly disconnected, which resulted in a blackout of the cable line and the gas turbine unit connected to it. The line is back in operation and everyone is supplied with power.

In Poltava region, a high-voltage overhead line was also disconnected due to technological disruptions. Several substations were de-energized, which led to a disruption of the production process at one of the enterprises. All consumers have been reconnected.

In Donetsk region, a high-voltage overhead line was disconnected, which led to a power outage at substations and household consumers.

In Dnipropetrovska oblast, substations and the enterprise were de-energized due to technological disruptions, which led to a disruption of the production process. The enterprise was powered by a backup scheme.

Emergencies

The Ministry of Energy also reported that in the Rivne region, while unloading crushed stone, a car body approached an overhead line wire at an unacceptable distance, which resulted in a man standing near the car being fatally electrocuted.

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