Russian attacks cause power outages in several Ukrainian regions

Russian strikes have reportedly left residents in several regions without electricity.

Source: Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electricity transmission operator

Quote: "As a result of an enemy attack, some consumers in several oblasts were without electricity as of the morning."

Details: The situation is particularly difficult in Chernihiv Oblast.

The local electricity company has been forced to implement rolling power outages across three queues simultaneously. [Ukrenergo defines a "queue" as a group of consumers and businesses using a specific amount of megawatts. The Dispatch Centre sets the number of queues needed across oblasts to address energy deficits. Critical infrastructure and industrial companies that import over 80% of their energy cannot be disconnected, according to a Ukrainian Cabinet resolution – ed.]

The company added that emergency repair efforts are ongoing, and power engineers are doing everything possible to restore power to all consumers as quickly as possible.

Background:

• Russian forces hit an energy facility in Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast, leaving 4,500 consumers without electricity.
• Russian attacks also struck a thermal power plant, seriously damaging equipment and injuring two power engineers.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously stressed that Ukraine would be prepared for all challenges arising from Russian strikes on the energy sector. However, today it is difficult to predict what will happen next.
• Ukraine is said to have established a network of battery storage systems at secret locations to maintain a power supply during attacks and mitigate long-term outages.

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