“The ministry reminded that since October 2022, in total, Russia has carried out more than a thousand strikes on the objects of the Ukrainian energy infrastructure”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the report, in the Sumy region, as a result of the shelling of the territory of the substation, power was cut off to equipment, household and industrial consumers. Power was partially restored. A fire broke out during repeated shelling of the substation, and it was extinguished.
“In the Poltava region, the air line was shut down during the air alert. During the inspection, traces of a ground fire caused by shelling were found. In the Donetsk region, as a result of hostilities, power was cut off at substations, household consumers, and a mine. At the time of the incident, 89 workers were in the mine, they were brought to the surface. The power supply has been partially restored,” the message reads.
Also, according to the Ministry of Energy, substations were de-energized in the Kyiv region during the alarm, which left household consumers in two regions without electricity. Power has already been restored, added the ministry.
The ministry recalled that since October 2022, Russia has carried out more than a thousand strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities.
Earlier today, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that on the night of September 18, Russian troops struck Ukraine with three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles from the airspace of the occupied Kherson Region and 52 strike drones from the Kursk and Yeysk regions in Russia, the Air Force reported Armed Forces
The Ukrainian military managed to shoot down 46 attack UAVs. “In addition, due to the active countermeasures of the EW means of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, five UAVs were lost in location, one more enemy attack drone flew to Russia. Also, as a result of countermeasures, the guided air missiles did not reach the targets desired by the enemy. There is damage to agricultural machinery, previously, there were no victims or victims,” the message says.
Electricity blackout schedules in Ukraine ceased to apply on September 7. This restriction has been applied since the day of another large-scale shelling of Ukrainian energy facilities by Russian troops on August 26. Ukrenergo called this Russian attack on the Ukrainian energy system the largest since February 2022. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, a total of 15 regions of Ukraine were affected by the attack.
In the summer, Ukraine periodically operated hourly blackout schedules, the main reason for their use being the consequences of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian power plants. According to Ukrenergo, the losses of the Ukrainian energy system exceed 9 GW of capacity, which is equivalent to the consumption during peak hours in the summer of the Netherlands or Finland.