Russia hits energy facilities in 10 regions with over 20 attacks in 24 hours – Energy Ministry

On Tuesday night and morning, energy facilities across 10 regions in Ukraine were targeted by over 20 missile and drone strikes from Russia, according to the Ministry of Energy. The regions affected included Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Odesa, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytsky, and Kharkiv. Russia's attacks specifically targeted power plants, transmission and distribution system substations, and combined heat and power plants.

The Ministry of Energy reported that the enemy had already carried out more than 20 attacks on energy infrastructure in the past 24 hours, with the attacks still ongoing in some regions. The most severely impacted electricity supply situation was found in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Kharkiv regions, which experienced significant damage to their energy infrastructure.

Due to the damage to equipment, the transmission of electricity to consumers was disrupted in these regions. Additionally, emergency cutoffs were implemented in the Kyiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kharkiv regions due to equipment damage and voltage drops in the high-voltage network. Nationwide, electricity consumption restriction measures were being enforced in most regions.

Emergency recovery work on damaged energy facilities was being conducted wherever security conditions allowed, with power engineers working around the clock without any days off, as emphasized by the Ministry of Energy.