Region with the most shutdowns
Power supply in Odessa is partially restarting
12/12/2022, 8:28 am
Russia has been focusing its attacks in Ukraine on infrastructure for weeks. At the weekend Moscow attacked the region around the Black Sea city of Odessa. The supplier expects repair work to take months. Local electricity is now flowing again.
After the targeted Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid, the situation in the port city of Odessa and in other regions is difficult according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj. In the meantime, however, there is partial supply again. “At the moment, in Odessa and other cities and regions of the region, deliveries have partially resumed,” said head of state Zelenskyy. “We’re doing everything we can to get the maximum out of the Russian goals under these conditions.” Nevertheless, the region continues to be one of the areas where there are the most shutdowns.”
Russian troops attacked Odessa on Saturday night with a wave of Iranian combat drones, causing the city and the entire surrounding area to lose power. According to the official statement, the power outage, which affects several hundred thousand people, can only be repaired with great effort. The regional electric utility said repairs could take two to three months.
“Kiev and its environs, Lviv region, Vinnytsia region, Ternopil region, Chernovyts region and Zakarpattia region, Sumy region, Dnepropetrovsk region – the situation remains very difficult,” said Zelenskyy. However, everything is being tried to “relax the situation” and to provide people with electricity.
The Russian military has been targeting the energy infrastructure for several weeks, causing massive outages in the power and water supply. This tactic is intended to put the population under pressure, especially during the cold winter months.