Nizhyn in northern Ukraine have no electricity, infrastructure powered from alternative sources

The electricity supply situation in Chernihiv Oblast has deteriorated, including in the city of Nizhyn.

Source: Oleksandr Kodola, Mayor of Nizhyn

Quote: "The situation in Chernihiv Oblast has worsened. We have held an emergency commission on extraordinary situations in response."

Details: Koloda said that from Monday 6 October, all educational institutions in the city of Nizhyn will switch to remote learning. All critical infrastructure facilities, including the water utility and hospitals, are currently operating on alternative power sources, and the water utility has already published a water supply schedule.

"We have set up eight invincibility centres where all residents of the city can charge their devices. If necessary, we will expand the network of these points," he said. [Invincibility centres are heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.]

Background:

• Power outage schedules have been introduced due to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast.
• On 30 September, the Russians attacked an energy facility in the Nizhyn district, leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity.
• The Mayor of Slavutych, a city located in Chernihiv Oblast, reported that the city had no power after a Russian strike on a substation.
• On 1 October, the Russians carried out strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine's eastern and central regions.

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