Tag: energy infrastructure
Ten million Ukrainians without power – Zelensky
Russian strikes also resulted in the shutdown of nuclear power plants and led to communication outages, Ukraine’s president said About ten million Ukrainians have been left without electricity due to a Russian missile barrage, President Vladimir Zelensky said on Wednesday. In recent weeks, Moscow has been targeting the Ukrainian power grid after Moscow accused Kiev of staging ‘sabotage’ attacks on its critical infrastructure. In a…
LATEST UPDATE: Power outages in Kharkiv
Russia hits critical infrastructure, leading to blackouts: Kharkiv governor Officials in east Ukraine on Sunday blamed Russian attacks on key facilities for widespread blackouts that hit large areas of the country where Kyiv’s forces have been making gains in a counter-offensive. The governor of the eastern Kharkiv region said Russian attacks on “critical infrastructure” had disrupted electricity and water supplies, while the head of the…