“The Ministry of Energy says that after the attacks of the Russian Federation, part of the distribution networks were also damaged – this is why some consumers remain without electricity, they have emergency shutdowns”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“In Kyiv, the energy industry restored electricity supply to 648,000 subscribers within a day. In the Kyiv region, electricity was restored to 313,000 subscribers during the day. Of these, 90,000 were cut off as a result of shelling, another 223,000 – due to difficult weather conditions. As of the evening, about 60,000 consumers remain without electricity,” Kolisnyk said on the air of the national telethon.
He explained that after the attacks of the Russian Federation, part of the distribution networks were also damaged – this is why some consumers remain without electricity, they have emergency shutdowns.
“At the same time, there may be houses nearby that are powered by energy nodes that remain in operation. Even if a house on the same street may be powered by another power line that is not damaged. Work is now underway to localize these damages and backup reconnection to restored power lines,” he said.
Also, after last night’s massive attack, the situation in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast remains difficult – 53,000 subscribers are currently without power. At the same time, over 40,000 consumers have been restored to health during the day thanks to emergency and restoration work.
“The most difficult situation continues to be in the front-line and border regions with Russia, in particular in Donetsk region, where due to constant enemy attacks on electricity transmission and distribution networks, emergency shutdowns are forced,” the deputy minister added.
Separately, Mykola Kolisnyk noted that the operation of the power system was significantly affected by bad weather. As of 4:00 p.m., due to bad weather, 366 settlements in several regions remained completely or partially without power supply, most of them in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.
On the night of January 9, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Ukraine. According to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the main target of which was Kyiv region.
The mayor of Kyiv reported that the Russian night attack was the most painful for the city’s critical infrastructure. Vitaliy Klitschko also addressed the residents of the capital and urged them to temporarily leave the city, where there are alternative sources of power and heat, if possible.
According to the Ministry of Energy, on the morning of January 9, more than 500,000 consumers were cut off in Kyiv and the Kyiv region