Emergency energy shutdowns launched in 8 oblasts because of Russian assaults

Emergency vitality energy shutdowns have been launched in eight Ukrainian oblasts because of increased consumption and Russian assaults on the nation's vitality system, Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state grid operator, reported on Feb. 4.

The information comes as Ukraine's energy grid continues to recuperate from previous Russian missile and drone strikes, with restoration work persevering with at energy amenities.

The newest Russian assaults inflicted harm to electrical energy era and transmission amenities, resulting in energy cutoffs, Ukrenergo wrote. Electrical energy consumption can be rising as temperatures in Ukraine drop under zero.

The emergency shutdowns have been launched within the Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, and Kirovohrad oblasts, in addition to partially within the Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy oblasts, Ukrenergo mentioned on Telegram.

The grid operator Ukrenergo requested Ukrainians to cut back electrical energy consumption between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. to stop electrical energy shortages.

Scheduled blackouts have been frequent throughout Ukraine when Russia launched mass assaults on the nation's vitality system within the fall and winter of 2022-2023 and within the spring-summer interval of 2024. These assaults additionally led to warmth, water, and cellular community disruptions all through Ukraine.

This winter was anticipated to be one of many struggle’s hardest, with blackouts probably lasting as much as 20 hours a day. For now, Ukraine has managed to keep away from predicted winter blackouts because of heat climate and Ukraine's improved skill to guard and shortly restore its vitality infrastructure regardless of continued Russian assaults.

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