November 27, 2022 18:27
Snow fell in Kyiv and temperatures remained near freezing on Sunday, while millions of people in and around the Ukrainian capital suffer from electricity and central heating cuts due to waves of Russian air strikes.
And with the gradual increase in cold weather, the energy needs and requirements of consumers are increasing, even though maintenance workers are rushing to repair the destroyed electricity facilities, according to Okernergo, the electricity grid operator.
The company added that electricity producers had not yet been able to resume supplies at full capacity after the Russian missile attacks on Wednesday, and that it had no choice but to rationalize the supply by imposing blackouts.
And the company added on Telegram, “The system of consumption restrictions is still in place due to a capacity deficit that is currently around 20 percent.”
Moscow has targeted vital infrastructure in recent weeks with waves of air strikes that have caused widespread power outages and killed civilians.
Fresh strikes by Russia on Wednesday caused the worst damage yet to Ukraine’s power grid since the conflict began nearly nine months ago, leaving millions without light, water or heat as temperatures plummet below freezing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday evening that restrictions on the use of electricity exist in 14 out of 27 regions in his country. He added that these restrictions affect more than 100,000 customers in each region. The affected areas included the capital Kyiv and its surroundings.
Source: agencies
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