Russian Federation reports partial blackout in Belgorod region due to UAV attack
Kyiv • UNN
After a drone attack in the Belgorod region of Russia, power lines were damaged and 13 settlements lost power. the Russian Defense Ministry announced the alleged destruction of 5 drones over three regions.
The governor of the Belgorod region of Russia, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that after the drone attack in the region, a power line was damaged, leaving 13 settlements in the Graivoronsky district without electricity. This was reported by UNN.
"A power line was damaged as a result of the explosive devices. Residents of the villages of Hora-Podil, Hlotove, Kozynka, Novostroyivka-Persha, as well as the resettled settlements of Bezymeno and Novostroyivka Druha are temporarily without electricity. [...] There was also an emergency power outage in 7 other settlements: the village of Dobropillya, the villages of Zamostia, Dobroivanivka, Dobre, Zarichchia-Persha, Zarichchia-Druha and Topoly village," Gladkov wrote on social media.
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Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense forces destroyed five drones overnight over the Volgograd, Voronezh and Belgorod regions.
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On December 25, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine, with the main target being the Ukrainian energy sector. Following this, blackout schedules were reintroduced.
According to Deputy Energy Minister Mykola Kolisnyk, the Russians are trying to carry out complex attacks and disrupt the integrity of Ukraine's energy system as much as possible. Today, shelling is the only factor that leads to restrictions and schedules.
