Today, Russia launched attacks against the Ukrainian energy sector. About 20 substations have been damaged, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a government meeting on 22 March.
"Today's strikes were aimed primarily at our energy sector. It was one of the largest attacks on the energy sector in the two years of the great war. And the most massive attack in this autumn-winter period. About 20 substations were hit, power plants, including Dnipro hydroelectric power station, were damaged. There are problems in several regions. There are blackouts in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Kirovohrad, Sumy and Poltava regions," the prime minister said.
Shmyhal stressed that "the power system is integral and the power system is operating stably", there is no shortage of capacity and it is not expected to happen.
Repairs and reconnection of consumers to the grid continue.
"We are now working to fix everything. Repair crews are working 24/7 to restore power to Ukrainian homes as soon as possible. We are going to restore power in three stages. First, we will supply power to critical infrastructure. This includes heating, water supply and hospitals. The second stage is to supply power to the population. The third stage is to supply power to industry," the prime minister said.
He added that it would take a day to supply power to all household consumers.