As a result of the Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sector, 300,000 customers in Odesa Region will have their electricity cut off, the head of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleh Kiper, has warned.
Currently, 260,000 customers are without power supply according to the schedule. Specialists are carrying out repairs.
Critical infrastructure facilities, including boiler houses, water pumping stations, hospitals and maternity hospitals, are provided with generators.
Earlier, Kiper said that power facilities in Odesa Region were damaged as a result of Russia's shelling.
There are 399 ad hoc shelters in the region, and another 413 are ready to be deployed if necessary.