“Northern Chernihiv region and the city of Slavutych were left without electricity in the evening of October 20 due to another attack on the energy infrastructure. Energy workers are ready to start restoration work as soon as the situation allows, Chernihivoblenergo reported.”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The reason is another attack on the region’s power system… As soon as the security situation allows, the energy workers will begin emergency restoration work!” – says the message.
The city of Slavutych, Kyiv region, physically located in Chernihiv Oblast, was also without power, Oleg Fomichev, the mayor of Slavutych, and Mykola Kalashnyk, the head of the Kyiv OVA, confirmed.
“The enemy continues to attack the energy infrastructure of the country! Hitting the energy facility again. Not in Slavutych! We are transferring the water supply to backup power, water will appear soon. The heating supply of kindergartens and schools and the hospital is working,” said Fomichev.
The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.
The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.
The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes of the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful in nature.