“Due to a blackout in the region, the plant was forced to suspend all production processes”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Zaporizhstal”, like other electricity consumers in the region, lost external power supply. In connection with this, the plant was forced to suspend all production processes,” the report says.
It is noted that the team of the enterprise is currently working on stabilizing the internal power grid, in conditions of limited power supply, routine work is being performed on the main units in order to prepare for a phased and safe restart of the production process, which will become possible only after the restoration of external power supply.
Last year, as a result of the Russian attack on the energy system of Ukraine, on December 23, Zaporizhstal was completely cut off – this led to an emergency shutdown of production.
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According to the Ministry of Energy, Russian troops carried out another massive attack on energy infrastructure facilities at night, the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions were the most affected, which were almost completely cut off.
As reported, power supply was restored in Zaporizhzhia region, about 800,000 consumers remained without power supply in Dnipropetrovsk region in the morning, repair work is ongoing.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia has been striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Since the beginning of the fall of 2025, the Russian military has increased its shelling of the Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure, which supplies people with gas during the heating season.
According to the Ministry of Energy, as of December 12, the Russian military has attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure 4,500 times since the beginning of this year.
On October 30, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine stated that due to Russian attacks there is a serious risk of dangerous consequences for civilians this winter, including long interruptions in heating, electricity and water supply. According to the UN, such interruptions will have a particularly painful effect on vulnerable groups of the population, such as the elderly, persons with disabilities and families with small children.