Khmelnytskyi

Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 17 of 24 Russian attack drones and an X-59 missile overnight.

Air defense forces shot down 5 Shahid drones over Khmelnytsky region at night, with no damage or casualties.

Due to the bad weather, 337 settlements in 7 regions of Ukraine are without electricity, no shortage is expected.

This morning, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down one Shahed drone in Khmelnytsky region during an air attack, with no civilian casualties or damage reported.

Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 4 Russian Shahed drones launched from Russian territory during a night attack over several regions.

Sappers of the State Emergency Service destroyed a FAB-500 bomb found on agricultural land in Donetsk region.

The Cabinet of Ministers approves a draft law on the siting, design and construction of power units 3 and 4 of the Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant.

This year, Ukraine plans to sow 5. 6 million hectares of land, of which 477,000 hectares have already been planted with grains and pulses.

The flu, ARVI, and COVID-19 epidemic season in Ukraine is expected to end in mid-April, Deputy Health Minister and Chief State Sanitary Doctor Igor Kuzin has said.

All regions of Ukraine have started sowing spring crops such as sunflower, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat, barley, peas and oats.

There was an enemy missile attack on a gas infrastructure facility in western Ukraine, power supply was limited in two regions due to Russian attacks, and 212 settlements in five regions were cut off due to bad weather.

Due to Russian missile attacks that damaged thermal and hydroelectric power plants, electricity supply is limited in Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv region. However, there may be restrictions in two other regions.

Three enemy targets were shot down over the Khmelnytsky region during the Russian attack, with no casualties or damage to infrastructure.

Explosions are heard in Ivano-Frankivsk region. Explosions were heard in many regions of Ukraine, including Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipro, Lviv, Khmelnytsky, Cherkasy, and Kyiv, during a nighttime attack with rocket launches by the enemy.

IAEA experts at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant continue to hear daily artillery explosions and small arms fire nearby, posing a constant threat to nuclear safety.

According to Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, CEO of NPC Ukrenergo, the power company has created two new transit crossings to supply more electricity to Kharkiv from neighboring districts.

The power grid is still recovering from recent hostile attacks, with the most difficult situation in Kharkiv, while Kryvyi Rih, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa are currently free of any restrictions but should consume electricity sparingly.

Due to grid constraints, Kharkiv and Odesa regions are subject to emergency outage schedules, but electricity imports from 5 countries are planned, and no shortage is expected in the power system.

A truck fire in Boyarka, Kyiv region, killed the driver and damaged two other vehicles.

Two children were rescued during a fire in a high-rise building in Khmelnytsky.

At present, there is no need to introduce hourly blackout schedules across Ukraine. Such schedules are in place only in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa regions, and during peak hours in Khmelnytsky region, which suffered the most from rocket attacks.

Ukraine plans to import a record amount of electricity, while no exports are planned, as the power system is stable and no shortages are expected despite Russian attacks.

Four regions face power supply restrictions, and Kherson has ended the heating season due to weather conditions, reports the Energy Ministry.

Due to Russian shelling, power grids in Khmelnytsky region are operating in emergency mode, leading to planned rolling blackouts with hourly shutdowns in the morning and evening to prevent overloading the grid.

The subway, which was suspended after massive enemy shelling cut off the city's power supply, is back in operation in Kharkiv.

russia targeted energy facilities in the Dnipropetrovs'k region with missiles and drones, causing short-term interruptions in electricity and heat supply, but this did not significantly affect the overall operation of the power system.

Work continues in Khmelnytsky Oblast to repair the damage caused by hostile shelling: commissions are inspecting damaged buildings and residents are applying for compensation through the eRestoration program.

The Russian strike on March 22 was the largest attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure since the beginning of the war: more than 150 weapons were used simultaneously, causing significant damage to the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant, leading to power outages in 12 regions, with Kharkiv, Odesa, and Khmelnytsky regions suffering the most.

In Kharkiv, power engineers have developed a two-stage plan to restore power supply, which first involves the priority disconnection of critical facilities and then restoration of the standard power supply scheme within a few days, with possible restrictions on weekends and beyond due to damage caused by an enemy attack on the energy facilities that supply the city.

Overnight, power companies restored electricity supply to more than 1 million consumers who were cut off due to enemy shelling and network restrictions.