Rosenergoatom reported that “the protection worked,” but did not specify what exactly.
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and part of occupied Crimea remained without power. In total, about a million people were left without electricity almost simultaneously.
The Russian publication Novaya Gazeta reports this.
It is noted that major disruptions in the operation of the energy system and large-scale power outages occurred in the south of Russia . after an emergency shutdown of a unit of the Rostov nuclear power plant from the network, Rosenergoatom reported that “the protection was triggered”, without specifying what exactly.
Restrictions on electricity consumption affected the largest Russian southern cities – Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog , Elista, Anapa, Armavir, Gelendzhik, Novorossiysk and Stavropol. In several of them, the operation of public transport is also limited.
In Crimea, rolling blackouts were explained by “abnormal heat.” In several cities of the occupied peninsula, temporary electricity supply schedules were introduced. Trolleybuses stopped operating in Sevastopol.
The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a night attack by drones on some regions and occupied Crimea.
