The infrastructure of the Kharkov region suffered the most.
Illustrative photo: Deputy Minister.
Deputy Minister of Energy Svetlana Grinchuk said during a telethon that more than a million consumers were left without power supply as a result of the Russian attack, Ukrinform reports.
“The attack carried out by the Russians yesterday and tonight, we see that their main target is the energy system. And their attack yesterday was one of the largest since the beginning of the war, because At the same time, significant impressions were made on many objects throughout Ukraine. These are generation facilities, distribution system facilities, electricity transmission systems, as a result of which more than a million consumers were left without electricity,” Grinchuk noted.
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According to her, power engineers are now trying to restore the supply of electricity where possible.
In many regions this was successful, however in Kharkov, Kharkov region, regions where there were large lesions, hourly shutdowns will be applied.
“There are regions, Kharkov, Kharkov region, where there were lesions However, we are doing everything possible, and today there are more than 200 thousand consumers without electricity, 50 have healed in recent hours. But in the Kharkov region, Kharkov, hourly outages are possible, not just possible, they will be in order to ensure a fair distribution of energy to to all consumers,” the Deputy Minister emphasized.
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Currently, according to her, the rubble is being cleared, the possibility of restoration and replacement of equipment is being assessed.
“We are looking for this equipment throughout Ukraine, and we are cooperating with partners, we will try to recover as soon as possible and supply electricity to our consumers,” Grinchuk said.
