““Zaporizhstal” claims that it was possible to avoid a man-made accident and reduce the level of emissions into the atmosphere. There is no threat to workers and citizens”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“In extremely difficult conditions, the company’s team made an operational switch to alternative power sources and a subsequent safe stop of production processes in accordance with the anti-crisis regulations,” the message says.
“Zaporizhstal” claims that it was possible to avoid a man-made accident and reduce the level of emissions into the atmosphere. There is no threat to workers and citizens.
The company adds that the further recovery of production will take place after the restoration of external energy supply.
During the night, the Russian army massively attacked Ukraine with drones, and in the morning the Air Force reported the launch of missiles by Russia as well.
According to the Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian military launched a combined attack on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine on the night of December 23, using 38 missiles and 635 UAVs of various types, about 400 of which were “Shahedy”.
An air alert was declared on the entire territory of Ukraine. In the morning of December 23, emergency power cuts were introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine. The Ministry of Energy reported that as a result of the Russian attack on the energy system of Ukraine on the morning of December 23, consumers in the Rivne, Ternopil and Khmelnytsky regions were almost completely cut off.
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.
In Ukraine, due to damage to energy facilities as a result of Russian shelling, hourly blackout schedules and capacity limitation schedules are used for industrial consumers and businesses.