Large-scale Russian attack leaves parts of 11 regions and Kyiv without power

A large-scale Russian attack targeting the energy sector has led to power outages in 11 regions and Kyiv; due to bad weather, there are also outages in two regions, though no rolling blackouts are expected today, the Ministry of Energy and NPC Ukrenergo reported on Thursday, UNN writes.

Enemy attacks

As Ukrenergo pointed out, "during the past and current day, the enemy carried out a massive missile and drone attack on critical infrastructure facilities, including the energy sector."

During the day, the enemy carried out one of the largest combined attacks on the territory of Ukraine. As a result of the shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the city of Kyiv, as well as in the Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Lviv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Khmelnytskyi regions, remain temporarily without electricity supply

Energy workers are operating in an intensified mode to restore electricity supply to all subscribers as quickly as possible. Restoration work continues around the clock. 

Bad weather

Due to bad weather, more than 50 settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions remain without electricity. Repair crews are working on restoration.

Schedules and consumption

The application of restrictions is not forecasted for today. 

The Ministry of Energy indicated that active energy consumption today should be shifted to the daytime — from 11:00 to 15:00. During evening hours, consumers are asked to use electricity sparingly where possible — from 18:00 to 22:00. This helps reduce the load on the system.

According to Ukrenergo, electricity consumption is showing a downward trend; the reason for the change is clear weather in most regions of Ukraine (except for parts of the northern and eastern regions).

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