Russian attacks hit energy infrastructure in four Ukrainian oblasts

Volodymyr Tunik-Fryz — 4 September, 10:46
Russian attacks hit energy infrastructure in four Ukrainian oblasts
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New power outages have been reported in four Ukrainian oblasts as of the morning following a large-scale Russian attack.

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

Details: The outages have affected Odesa, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts.

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"Emergency repair work is already underway wherever it is currently safe to carry it out. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all consumers currently without electricity," Ukrenergo said.

Energy workers have asked consumers to shift their peak electricity usage to 11:00-15:00 and conserve electricity between 18:00 and 22:00.

Background: Russia attacked oil and gas production assets belonging to the Naftogaz group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, sparking fires at the sites.

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