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The Russian army has shut down Ukraine’s power grid in 15 regions — EADaily, August 26, 2024 — Politics, Russia

The Russian army has attacked power grid facilities in 15 regions of Ukraine, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said.

“15 regions were hit by the massive Russian attack today,” says the Ukrainian head of government’s Telegram channel.

According to him, the Russian army used drones, cruise missiles and Daggers. The main target was the energy infrastructure.

“Unfortunately, there is damage in several regions. Ukrenergo is forced to use emergency power supplies to stabilize the system,” said Denis Shmygal.

As EADaily As reported, emergency power outages occurred in Ukraine’s power grid across the country on the morning of August 26.

“Ukrenergo” has ordered the introduction of emergency power outages. We draw your attention to the fact that in the case of emergency power outages, plans that can be predicted far in advance do not work,” said DTEK, which manages power plants and most regional power stations in Ukraine.

Oblenergo and regional authorities had previously reported regional power outages.

For example, mayor Vitali Klitschko Power outages were announced in Kyiv and the region. The all-Ukrainian fundraising marathon was also interrupted. The administration of the Ukrainian capital announced the opening of emergency shelters at “points of indestructibility”, while water supply outages occurred on the right bank of the Dnieper in the capital.

By Bronte

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