Emergency Blackouts All Over the Country: Shmyhal about Missile Strike Consequences
The Prime Minister issued a statement about power outages and energy system recovery.
In his official Telegram channel, Denys Shmyhal, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, reported that emergency power supply shutdowns were applied in all regions of Ukraine as a result of Russian massive missile strike against critical infrastructure facilities.
"Russian terrorist government has once again showed the world its true essence. More missile strikes against energy infrastructure. Ракетные удары по энергетической инфраструктуре. Emergency power supply shutdowns are applied all over the country. This is a forced step needed in order to avoid equipment failures and disturbance of system balance. Emergency repair teams have already started to restore damaged infrastructure”, Shmyhal stressed.
According to the Prime Minister, the Ukrainian government has held an operative meeting with the leaders of Ukraine’s diplomatic missions and institutions abroad with participation of the Minister of Energy and Ukrenerho management representatives.
"We have set the priorities for supplies of energy equipment to Ukraine from Western partners needed to repair the damage infrastructure and furnishing the “Indestructibility Points”. I have also ordered the Minister of Energy to arrange 24/7 close coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and customs authorities in order to arrange fast and uninterrupted equipment supplies to Ukraine”, Shmyhal summarized.
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