Missile Strike: Some Regions of Ukraine Are Facing Power Outages
Sumy Region, Mykolaiv Region, Kirovohrad Region and a part of Kryvyi Rih are facing the power outages.
Today, on December 5th, Russia has carried out another missile strike against Ukraine, following which some regions of the country are experiencing power supply interruptions.
Sumy Region
The entire Sumy Region is currently in blackout.
Emergency blackouts are introduced in order to prevent the failure of Ukraine’s united power grid.
A part of Kryvyi Rih is also cut off from power supply, as Oleksandr Vilkul, the Head of Kryvyi Rih Military Administration, reported.
"A part of the city is facing the power outages. Some boiler houses and pump stations are shut down. The system operation is maintained by the backup generators. The citizens will be able to get potable water from the water tank trucks”, Vilkul posted.
The Power supply interruptions are also reported in Mykolaiv.
"Due to high risk of missile strikes, we have been instructed to reduce the load on the agreed”, Oleksandr Sienkevych, the Mayor of Mykolaiv, said with the reference to the regional grid operator. “All 10 stabilization blackout zones in Mykolaiv Region are currently disconnected”.
Kirovohrad Region
Most part of Kropyvnytskyi and other towns and cities in Kirovohrad Region have lost the power supply because of the energy system emergency, as Olena Danylchenko, the manager of Kirovohradoblenerho company, reported.
Nove, Novoukrainka, Dobrovelychkovka, Novhorodka, Dolynska, Kompaniivka villages and a part of Bobrynets village are now in blackout.
Following the strike, all backup transmission lines and pumping stations in Odesa have lost the voltage. The whole city is facing the water supply interruptions.
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