Ukraine: new Russian strikes leave 1 million homes without electricity – RFI

Published on: 22/10/2022 – 17:23 More than a million households are without electricity in Ukraine following new Russian strikes on energy infrastructure in the country, the Ukrainian authorities announced on Saturday October 22. New Russian strikes targeted energy infrastructure in western Ukraine on Saturday, while Ukrainian officials reported power cuts in several regions of the country. Russian forces “carried out a new attack with missiles on energy installations of the main networks in the western regions of Ukraine”, explained the operator Ukrenergo on social networks, before adding that the scale of the damage is “comparable” or could “exceed the consequences of the October 10-12 attack”. Energy restrictions are “forced” in several regions, including the capital kyiv and its region, Ukrenergo said, promising that its specialists “take all measures to restore the supply of electricity as soon as possible in the regions currently deprived of electricity”.► To read also: Ukraine deprived of water and electricity after Russian strikesAt the same time, the Ukrainians have already voluntarily reduced their electricity consumption by 5% to 20% on average on certain days and in certain regions, Ukrenergo boss Volodymyr Kudrytsky told AFP in a statement. written statement. Officials across the country had earlier reported power cuts after further strikes. In the west, electricity and water were cut off in some areas of the Volyn region, according to its governor. The town of Khmelnytsky was without power and city officials called on residents to prepare for water cuts. In the Rivne region, also in the west, Governor Vitali Koval said attacks had targeted the morning the “energy infrastructure” of the region, damaging electricity substations. Power cuts were also reported in the Odessa region (South-West) after “two missile strikes on the region’s energy infrastructure”, said Governor Maxim Marchenko. The governor of the Kirovohrad region ( center) for its part asked local businesses and residents to reduce their electricity consumption after the strikes on “important” energy infrastructures. Since October 10, Russia has been carrying out strikes targeting electricity infrastructures and networks and water in Ukraine. (With AFP)