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In Ukraine, nationwide power cuts amid Russian strikes

Saturday, 05 November 2022 4:20 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 05 November 2022 5:09 PM ]

Wires of an electric power line damaged by Russian military strikes are seen in a village near a frontline in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, October 28, 2022. (Photo by Reuters)

Ukraine has reported nationwide blackouts in the aftermath of strikes on its energy infrastructure.

The state electricity operator on Saturday announced blackouts in the capital Kiev and seven other regions of the country.

There will be scheduled blackouts and well as unscheduled emergency outages in the greater Kiev region, as well as several regions around it including Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava and Kharkiv, Ukrenergo said in two separate announcements.

Ukraine's cities have been experiencing water and power disruptions ever since Russian forces launched a massive campaign against the country's energy infrastructure last month.

Zelensky: Russian airstrikes destroyed 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in single week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian airstrikes have destroyed 30 percent of his country’s energy infrastructure in the past week and have caused “massive blackouts” across Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russian strikes have destroyed 30 percent of the country’s energy infrastructure, causing “massive blackouts” in the former Soviet republic.

“Another kind of Russian terrorist attacks: targeting energy & critical infrastructure. Since Oct 10, 30% of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed, causing massive blackouts across the country. No space left for negotiations with Putin’s regime,” Zelensky wrote on his Twitter account on October 18.

Multiple missiles hit Ukraine after Russia blamed Kiev for Black Sea fleet attack

Ukrainian officials have reported multiple missile strikes in cities across the country, including the capital Kiev.

On Friday, Zelensky reiterated that the strikes had destroyed a large portion of the country’s energy infrastructure much of which had been built by Russians themselves. He said the Russian forces were resorting to “energy terrorism” to win the Ukraine war.

Russia prevents Ukrainian ‘terrorist attack’ on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Russian official

Russian special services have thwarted a “terrorist attack” by Ukraine on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, a senior Russian official says.

In the meantime, Russian forces prevented a Ukrainian "terrorist attack" on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

A senior Russian official said on Tuesday that Russian special forces thwarted the “terrorist attack” on the nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

IAEA calls for security zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for the establishment of a security and safety zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, citing extensive damage at the site amid fighting between Ukraine and Russia.

Russia, which took control of the plant in March, has given assurance that the actions of its armed forces "don't damage Ukraine's nuclear safety in any way and cause no obstacles to the plant's operation."

It has also taken control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was the site of the world's worst nuclear crisis in April 1986.

Moscow launched its special operation in Ukraine in late February.

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