Emergency blackouts after Russian attack in Kyiv and 9 regions - Ukrenergo
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The Russian attack damaged energy facilities, leading to emergency blackouts in Kyiv and 9 regions. Energy workers are working to restore stable power supply, DTEK TPP equipment was damaged.
Russia's massive night attack caused power outages in Kyiv and 9 regions, where emergency shutdowns have been introduced, NEC "Ukrenergo" reported on Friday, writes UNN.
As a result of the Russian massive missile and drone attack on energy facilities, a significant number of consumers in the city of Kyiv, Kyiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava and Odesa regions were de-energized. To stabilize the situation in the energy system, emergency shutdowns were applied in these regions.
In particular, as reported by the energy company DTEK, "Russia attacked DTEK thermal power plants. "The equipment of the TPP was seriously damaged. We are working to eliminate the consequences," the DTEK message says.
Energy workers, as indicated by Ukrenergo, are working to restore stable power supply as soon as possible.
"Emergency shutdowns will be canceled after the situation in the energy system stabilizes," Ukrenergo noted.