Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday cut power to at least one million people across three western regions.
Second Big Attack On Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure This Month
The Russian attacks cut power to 523,000 consumers in Lviv region, about 215,000 in Volyn region and over 280,000 in Rivne region, their governors reported on the Telegram messaging app.
Ukraine’s top private power company DTEK said the power cuts impacted Kyiv as well as Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.
This was the second big attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this month.
Russia’s attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure “dealt a hard blow, used a lot of cluster munitions”, a source in Ukraine‘s energy industry told Reuters.
National and local officials reporting blasts and emergency power cuts across the country.
Ukraine Disconnected Many Nuclear Power Units From The Network
Ukraine disconnected several nuclear power units from the network amid Russian attacks on energy infrastructure on Thursday, a Ukrainian energy industry source told Reuters.
Power Cuts Impacted Lives of Hundreds Of Thousands Of People
The power cuts impacted lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
“Energy infrastructure is once again targeted by the enemy’s massive strike,” Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on Facebook.
Emergency Power Cuts Introduced
Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo introduced emergency power cuts amid the attack, Galushchenko said.
Previous Attacks On Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Russia previously staged 10 massive attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure.
These attacks hobbled the system and spurred fears of long power cuts ahead of the winter months.
During the Thursday missile attack on the western Rivne region, Governor Oleksandr Koval said 280,000 consumers experienced power cuts.
Interruptions In Water Supply
He also reported interruptions in water supply without elaborating on damage.
The Mayor of the western town of Lutsk reported power cuts after several strikes.
He added that the services were working to connect water and heating infrastructure to alternative power sources.
Damage Caused By Missile Attacks
Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said a missile strike on the city damaged a business facility and windows in an apartment building.
The missile attack on the northeastern Sumy region targeted infrastructure, regional authorities said.
Debris in Kyiv fell on the territory of a business and dealt minor damage to several buildings and a truck, the Kyiv city military administration said.
