As a result of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, some consumers in nine regions of Ukraine were left without electricity. In the Poltava region, four energy workers were injured in the attack.
This was reported by the First Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine, Artem Nekrasov, during a briefing on the situation in the power system on 12 November.
Power outages were recorded in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Rivne, Sumy, Kharkiv and Cherkasy regions.
The injured energy workers in the Poltava region are receiving the necessary medical care. Emergency crews are working around the clock to restore power supply. Repair work is ongoing in all affected regions where the security situation allows. At the same time, air-raid alerts are complicating the work
In most regions, hourly electricity outage schedules remain in place. For industrial consumers, power restriction schedules have been introduced.
The Ministry of Energy warned that, due to relentless Russian attacks, the electricity supply situation may change during the day, sometimes several times an hour.