2023-11-27 01:05:30
Nearly 400 localities are without electricity in Ukraine due to “extremely difficult” weather conditions, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday, while the Ukrainian electricity system is threatened by Russian bombings.
Ukraine fears a new campaign of massive Russian strikes targeting its essential infrastructure this winter, as in 2022 when these attacks plunged millions of people into cold and darkness.
“A large part of the territory of our country is experiencing extremely difficult weather conditions,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in his daily message. According to him, around 400 localities in ten regions, particularly in the South, are without power.
“Our engineers will restore electricity supplies as soon as possible,” he promised, as the country faces winter temperatures and snowstorms in places.
kyiv targeted by Russian drone attack this Saturday
As of Thursday, the national operator Ukrenergo reported a “difficult” situation for the electricity network due to the increase in consumption linked to the fall in temperatures. Ukrenergo had to resort to “emergency assistance” on Wednesday by importing electricity from three neighboring EU countries: Romania, Slovakia and Poland.
And on Saturday, the Ukrainian capital was targeted by the largest Russian drone attack since the start of the war, the strikes of which temporarily deprived dozens of apartment buildings of electricity. This air attack could be the first in a new Russian bombing campaign.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky estimated in early October that Russia will strive this winter to “destroy” his country’s electricity system. To face this threat, kyiv is demanding new anti-aircraft defense systems from its Western allies.
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