“Russian troops attacked an energy facility in Poltava region: part of consumers without electricity September 22, 10:13 Share: Russia attacked an energy facility in Poltava region (Photo: Pascal Rossignol / Reuters) On the night of Sunday, September 22, Russian occupation forces attacked energy facilities in one of the districts of Poltava region. This was announced by the head of Poltava OVA Philip Pronin. According to him, the Russians attacked the region with drones”, — write on: ua.news
Russia attacked an energy facility in the Poltava region (Photo: Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)
On the night of Sunday, September 22, Russian occupying forces attacked the energy industry in one of the districts of the Poltava region. This was announced by the head of Poltava OVA Philip Pronin.
According to him, the Russians attacked the region with drones, as a result of which 56 household and 30 legal consumers were left without electricity.
There is no information about the victims.
“Specialists are already working on restoring electricity supply to people. The issue is under control,” said the head of Poltava OVA.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that on the night of Sunday, September 22, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and launched 80 Shahed type UAVs. Air defense destroyed 71 attack drones.
Anti-aircraft defense worked in Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine also reported that the shortage of electricity in Ukraine can lead to blackouts in winter from four to 18 hours a day.
The situation in the energy system of Ukraine is the main thing
According to the Ministry of Energy, from October 2022 to September 2024, Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities were subjected to 1,024 Russian attacks.
On August 29, the then chairman of the board of NEK Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said that an apocalyptic scenario such as a blackout in winter would not be used. Ukraine is much better prepared for the winter of 2024-2025 from the point of view of the Ukrenergo transport network than in 2022-2023.
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At the same time, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, said on September 10 that the coming winter could be the hardest.
In September, Politico wrote that winter could also be a turning point for Ukraine in the energy war, as key substations supplying Ukrainian nuclear power plants are under Russia’s sights.