Russian attacks damage energy infrastructure in Ternopil and Odesa oblasts, causing power cuts

Anastasia Prots, Volodymyr Tunik-Fryz — 20 October, 08:29
Russian attacks damage energy infrastructure in Ternopil and Odesa oblasts, causing power cuts
Firefighters working. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa Oblast

Russian attacks damaged energy facilities in Ternopil and Odesa oblasts on the night of 19-20 October. Some areas of Odesa Oblast have experienced power supply disruptions.

Source: Taras Pastukh, Head of Ternopil Oblast Military Administration; Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration

Details: Russian drones damaged three energy facilities in the Kremenets district in Ternopil Oblast and houses in the Chortkiv district.

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Pastukh said the drones had entered the oblast's airspace several times.

Quote from Pastukh: "The appropriate services are working at these sites to deal with the aftermath.

As of 08:00, no casualties had been reported."

Details: Energy facilities in Odesa Oblast were also damaged in the overnight attack. Kiper said there were no casualties.

The strikes caused power supply disruptions in some areas of the oblast. Power engineers are working to restore electricity, while critical infrastructure facilities are using backup power sources.

Background: Two Russian drones attacked a critical energy infrastructure facility in Lviv Oblast.

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