““In general, more than 20 teams of energy workers are currently working on the restoration of electricity supply. They are doing everything possible so that the light returns to every home by the end of the daylight hours.””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the company, due to gusts of south-western wind up to 25-30 m/s, there are numerous power outages in networks of the region. Energy experts noted that the “most difficult” situation is currently in the Dolynsk region, Rozhnytiv region and mountainous areas.
“As a result of the fall of supports and damage to wires on overhead power lines of 6-10 kV, 4 settlements were completely and 10 – partially de-energized. Shutdowns were registered in Dolynska, Rozhnativska, Kosivska, Verkhovyna and Kolomyia communities,” Prykarpattiaoblenergo emphasized.
According to the department, there are also mass accidents and numerous breaks on 0.4 kV lines:
- Kosiv community – 156 repayments;
- Verkhovyna community – 34 repayments;
- Dolyna community – 126 repayments;
- Rozhnyativ community – 88 repayments;
- Kolomyia community – 20 repayments;
- External – 50 repayments;
- Yaremche – 30 repayments.
“In general, more than 20 teams of energy workers are currently working on the restoration of electricity supply. They are doing everything possible so that the light returns to every home by the end of the daylight hours,” the energy experts say.
During the night and morning of December 25, Ukraine was subjected to a massive air attack by the Russian Federation. According to the Air Force, Russia then launched 78 missiles and 106 attack drones of various types over Ukraine.
According to the Ministry of Energy, since October 2022, Russia has carried out more than a thousand strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities, this year alone 9 GW of generating capacity was lost due to strikes.