Russian attack leaves Slavutych without power

The city of Slavutych has been left without electricity – almost 21,000 residents are without power following a Russian attack.

Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on social media

Quote: "The enemy has once again tried to attack Ukraine's resilience and leave people without basic living conditions."

Details: As a result of the morning attack, Slavutych has been temporarily left without centralised electricity supply, and almost 21,000 residents are left without power.

Kalashnyk said energy workers are already operating to their maximum capacity and are doing everything possible to restore electricity to every home as quickly as possible.

Critical infrastructure facilities have been swiftly switched to backup power. Heat and water supplies have been secured. Social institutions are operating on generators and batteries. Communications and internet services remain available.

Invincibility centres have been open and are ready to receive anyone in need. [Invincibility centres are heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.]

Quote: "The enemy is systematically striking the energy sector, trying to deprive people of electricity, heating and water. Our task is to strengthen the resilience of every hromada, develop energy independence and be ready for any challenges." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Background:

• Chernihiv has been left completely without electricity after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, while in Chernihiv Oblast a number of trains are being delayed because of a lack of voltage in the catenary system.
• Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 154 drones on the night of 20-21 March. Around 90 of the UAVs were Shahed loitering munitions.

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