Russia strikes Ukraine's energy infrastructure, triggering energy deficit; Ukrenergo seeks emergency aid from neighboring nations
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Russian soldiers launched attacks on energy infrastructure facilities in six Ukrainian regions. The energy system is currently experiencing a shortage. To address this, Ukrenergo will request emergency aid from neighboring countries.
Ukrenergo reports this.
It was reported that the enemy had attacked civilian energy infrastructure in the following regions:
- Donetsk,
- Zaporozhzhia,
- Ivano-Frankivsk,
- Odesa,
- Sumy,
- Kharkiv.
During the air raid, the electricity supply to households and mines in the Donetsk region was cut off. At the time, 277 workers were down in the mines, but all of them were successfully brought to the surface. The power was later restored.
In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, an object of industrial infrastructure was damaged as a result of a drone attack. During the extinguishing of the fire, household consumers were cut off.
562 settlements were completely or partially de-energized as a result of hostilities and other reasons.
Currently, the electricity supply has been restored in all regions.
However, the energy system still has a deficit. To overcome this, Ukrenergo will order emergency assistance from neighboring countries.
Today's consumption is 2.1% less than last Thursday and corresponds to seasonal indicators.
Additionally, Ukrenergo advises against operating multiple high-powered electrical devices simultaneously between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
"Today, to overcome the deficit in the power system, at the request of NEC Ukrenergo, emergency power supply to Ukraine is taking place from the power systems of Poland, Slovakia, and Romania. Also, emergency assistance from Slovakia and Poland arrived yesterday, September 12," Ukrenergo writes.
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Since the beginning of the year, the Russian Federation has carried out nine massive attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. As a result of this, as well as the intense summer heat, emergency and scheduled power outages have been introduced in the country for months.
As reported, on the night of September 13, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 26 Shahed 131/136 attack drones. Air defense forces destroyed 24 enemy drones.
The head of the Ukrainian government, Denys Shmyhal, said that Russian troops are preparing for new strikes on Ukraine's energy system.
Shmyhal emphasized that the Russian military will not give Ukrainians such a "luxury" as simply living peacefully.
"We understand that the enemy will not give us such a "luxury" just to live peacefully; their terrorist and genocidal policy will continue. We already know from intelligence that the next massive missile and drone strikes on our energy system are being prepared," the PM emphasized.
At the same time, Shmyhal explained that Ukraine has already lost half of its pre-war electricity consumption, namely 9 gigawatts.
On September 12, blackouts began to reoccur in Kyiv and several other regions.
