“In addition, according to the Ministry of Energy, more than 1,000 settlements in a number of regions, mostly in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, were completely or partially cut off due to snowfall in the morning”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“As of this morning, more than 500,000 consumers have been cut off in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Due to damage to networks on the Left Bank of Kyiv and part of the Kyiv region, emergency shutdowns have been implemented. Hourly shutdown schedules are in effect on the capital’s Right Bank. Due to Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure, the city of Slavutych was again cut off. As of this morning, about 3,000 subscribers in the Chernihiv region remain without electricity,” he said.
In addition, according to the Ministry of Energy, more than 1,000 settlements in a number of regions, mostly in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, were completely or partially cut off due to snowfall in the morning. Repair crews are working to restore power, the ministry says.
The Ministry of Energy added that in order to stabilize the situation in the power system, emergency shutdown schedules have been implemented in several regions, and hourly shutdown schedules and capacity limitation schedules for industry and business continue to operate in most regions.
“During the day, it is planned to return to the schedule of hourly outages in all regions, except the Left Bank of the Kyiv region,” the Ministry of Energy says.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yuliya Svyridenko reported that she had heard the reports of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Development regarding the consequences of the massive nighttime shelling and bad weather, and added that “this time the enemy purposefully attacked district boiler houses – this is energy terror and an attempt to turn winter into a weapon.”
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that, in total, the Russian military used 36 missiles and 242 unmanned aerial vehicles (about 150 of them – Shahedi) for the strike, the main target of which was Kyiv region. In particular, the Armed Forces confirmed the use of a medium-range ballistic missile by the Russian Federation from the Kapustyn Yar range in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation. Despite the fact that, as the military reported, 244 targets were neutralized by air defense, 18 missiles and 16 strike UAVs were hit at 19 locations.
In the morning, the Ministry of Defense of Russia admitted that it had used an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile to strike Lviv region, calling it a response to the alleged Ukrainian strike on the residence of Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region. Ukraine and its Western partners deny that such a strike took place, saying that Russia is thus trying to justify new attacks and delay peace talks.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiga said that in response to the attack, Ukraine will initiate an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, as well as a response within the framework of the EU, the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
In Kyiv, as a result of the attack, four people died, 25 were injured, among the victims are doctors and rescuers. There are also interruptions in water supply and heating in the city. In the Kyiv region, the authorities reported the destruction and 5 victims.