After weeks of Russian attacks on power stations, electricity was temporarily turned off in Ukraine on Tuesday. State-owned electricity supplier Ukrenergo said it had been forced to implement “controlled emergency shutdowns in all regions”.
The power outages covered the period between 9:00 PM local time (8:00 PM to 11:00 PM CEST). “The reason for this is a significant power shortage in the network due to the Russian attacks and increased consumption due to a cold wave,” Ukrenergo said.
Restrictions also on Wednesdays
Details about the implementation were not given. The administration of the capital Kiev said that ten percent of households have been disconnected from the electricity grid. Restrictions will also apply to industrial customers throughout Wednesday, Tuesday said. Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukraine’s energy supplies.
20 injured in attack on Kharkov
Meanwhile, at least 21 people have been injured in new Russian attacks on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, according to official reports. The prosecutor’s office in the region bordering Russia said on Tuesday evening that three children were among the victims. Ukrainian authorities reported several airstrikes that shook the city throughout the day and also reportedly hit a multi-storey residential building.
In his evening video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again urged more international air defense assistance, especially from Kharkiv. “If we had already received two Patriot systems for this region, it would have made a difference to the overall situation in the war,” emphasized Zelensky, who met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier in the day, who traveled to Ukraine. .
Source: Krone
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