Emergency power outages have started in Ukraine again

11 November 2024 08:48

Emergency and emergency power outages have been introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine on December 11, reports "Komersant Ukrainian"

Thus, DTEK reported about emergency blackouts in Kyiv, Odesa, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovs’k and Kyiv regions. It is reported that the blackouts are carried out on the instructions of Ukrenergo.

The regional military administrations of Cherkasy and Sumy regions also reported the blackouts.

The media reported blackouts in Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv regions.

As of 8:40 a.m., air raid alerts are in effect in all regions of Ukraine except the western ones. A MiG-31K aircraft carrying Kinzhal missiles is reported to have taken off from Russia. There are reports of “arrivals” in Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv.

The situation in the Ukrainian energy sector

on March 22, 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, carrying out the most massive shelling in the entire period of the full-scale war. In particular, DniproHES and other Ukrainian energy facilities were hit. Since then, Russia has been regularly shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

For example, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia and Zmiiv thermal power plants, causing Centrenergo to lose 100% of its generation. Also, 5 of DTEK’s 6 thermal power plants were severely damaged.

After that, power outages began again in Ukraine, Ukrenergo introduced blackout schedules, and the government raised electricity tariffs by 60% at once.

At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to build two new units at the Khmelnytsky N PP and has already received approval from the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Center has criticized these plans, but some experts believe that only traitors or scoundrels are against the construction of nuclear power plants today.

Russia launched another massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector on August 26. This time, they attacked the distribution and power supply systems, and also hit the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant.

Some experts believe that the blackouts may last until spring. And the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine recently voiced a worst-case scenario that envisages blackouts of up to 20 hours a day.

Остафійчук Ярослав
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