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Ukraine war: Grid operator urges Kyiv residents to use power sparingly after Russia strikes energy targets in region
- Grid operator Ukrenergo said on Facebook that Russia has struck ‘critical’ energy infrastructure in the Kyiv region causing ‘severe destruction’
- The operator warned of potential emergency shutdowns and implored consumers to use power sparingly
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Russian forces have struck “critical” energy infrastructure in the Kyiv region, causing “severe destruction,” the grid operator Ukrenergo said on Facebook.
Ukrenegro warned of potential emergency shutdowns and asked consumers to use power sparingly. “Such measures give our specialists the opportunity to stabilise the situation as soon as possible and carry out the necessary restorative work,” it said.
The strike comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that seven of 29 of sites targeted in a mass bombing of Ukraine earlier in the week “were not damaged as planned by the Defence Ministry,” and that “the attacks will be renewed”.
Putin said he has no regrets about the invasion of Ukraine, planned as a quick “special operation” and now well into its eighth month. The controversial mobilisation of some 300,000 reservists is almost complete, Putin told reporters in Kazakhstan.
Russian forces launched missiles at the Kyiv region again overnight, with damage reported to energy systems. Kamikaze drone attacks also took place in the Dnipro regions and Zaporizhzhia regions.
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