Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported that some consumers in some parts of the country were left without electricity due to damage to the grid infrastructure. This is indicated in the message of the section on the Telegram channel.
It was stated that the distribution networks in Ukraine’s Sumy region were damaged and as a result, more than 1.5 thousand consumers were left without electricity. In addition, the network infrastructure in the Dnepropetrovsk region, where about 4.5 thousand subscribers were de-energized, was also damaged.
According to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, on the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) controlled by Kiev, an emergency shutdown of the power unit of a thermal power plant occurred, as a result of which a coal mine broke down. energetic Some consumers in the Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine also remain without electricity.
On May 5, on the website of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, after the artillery attacks, some consumers in the Kiev region and seven other regions left without electricity.
Since October 10, 2022, Russian troops have been launching missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, this was a response to the attack on the Crimean bridge.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.