After massive attack by Russia, there is partial power outage in four regions - Ministry of Energy

After massive attack by Russia, there is partial power outage in four regions - Ministry of Energy

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Massive Russian attacks caused power outages in Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Kharkiv regions.

After a massive shelling by the Russian Federation, there are power outages in Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa and Kharkiv regions, the Energy Ministry said on Friday, UNN reports

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In Kyiv region, 10kV overhead lines in two communities were damaged by falling debris, and 843 subscribers were cut off from electricity. 

Also in the region, unidentified persons blocked a valve in a gas well. As a result, 341 consumers have been preliminarily disconnected from gas supply.  

In Dnipropetrovska oblast, a 150 kV overhead line was damaged by shelling. 

In Odesa region , 0.6 kV overhead lines were damaged as a result of a morning attack by Russian proxies. 

In Kharkiv region , power grids in five communities have been damaged by night and morning shelling. As a result of the hostilities, 16.6 thousand consumers remain without electricity.  

A malfunctioning chimney led to a carbon monoxide leak in a house in Izium district. Two residents were found with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, one of them was hospitalized .

In Donetsk region, 4 settlements (3.3 thousand subscribers) are without electricity due to the hostilities. 132 settlements remain without power, with about 126 thousand metering points.    And in Zaporizhzhia - as a result of hostilities, 63 settlements (5.6 thousand subscribers) are left without electricity, 1 settlement (16 consumers) is disconnected due to technical reasons.  

In Kherson region , 45 settlements (about 26 thousand metering points) remain without power as a result of hostilities.  

In Chernihiv region, 16 settlements - almost a thousand consumers - were cut off from electricity as a result of hostilities, and 634 customers in 4 settlements were left without power due to technical reasons.  

The situation in the power system is stable and under control, the Ministry of Energy said.  No scheduled outages are expected.

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