In the Irkutsk region, authorities reported a significant disruption in the village of Mama, located in the northern part of the area, where power outages left more than 460 private residences without electricity. The information was released through official regional channels as part of ongoing incident updates.
Officials noted that a grid shutdown notice reached the Ministry of Emergencies at approximately 07:30 local time, which corresponds to 02:30 Moscow time. The timing is cited as the moment the fault or fault-avoidance measures were triggered and the response process began in earnest.
The update from the regional emergency services stated that 463 private homes were affected, housing a total of about 2,747 adults with 651 children among them. Eight socially significant facilities were also impacted by the outage, underscoring the breadth of the disruption and the potential need for prioritized restoration efforts in critical infrastructure and community services.
At present, restoration teams are actively working to identify the root causes of the outage and to implement fixes aimed at reconnecting the affected households and facilities. The work involves power supply system diagnostics, repair of damaged lines or equipment, and coordination with local authorities to ensure safety and rapid service resumption.
Earlier reports noted similar distress in another village, Demidov, within the Bolshoi Istok municipality near Yekaterinburg, where residents experienced a second day without electricity and heating. Local observers reported a lack of timely updates on the progress and scope of restoration work from the utility operator, which complicated residents’ ability to plan daily activities and seek essential services.
In a broader regional context, local leadership in Kharkiv and surrounding areas announced substantial power outages that affected many communities. The situation highlighted the dependence of large populations on continuous energy delivery and the challenges involved in maintaining electrical infrastructure across vast and often harsh environments. Citizen accounts described more than a thousand settlements affected, reflecting the scale of the disruption and the urgency of coordinated, transparent communication from energy providers during crises. The incident underscores the importance of rapid response protocols, robust fault-detection systems, and the steady rehabilitation of transmission lines to minimize downtime and protect vulnerable residents who rely on electricity for heating, medical devices, and daily needs. (Source attribution: regional emergency services and utility operators.)