Russian strike on Odesa Oblast energy infrastructure leaves about 24,000 consumers without power
A Russian attack on energy facilities in Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine has left around 24,000 consumers without electricity. Repairs are under way around the clock, and the extent of the damage has not been disclosed.
More than 24,000 consumers in Odesa Oblast, in southern Ukraine, have lost electricity after a Russian attack on energy infrastructure. Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Oblast Military Administration, reported this on 18 October. The strike came amid Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, in which energy facilities are regularly targeted.
Kiper said the strikes left consumers in various districts of the oblast without power. Power engineers are continuing emergency repair work around the clock. He did not say how badly the energy facilities were damaged.
Other attacks on the grid
According to the source, Russian drones also hit an energy facility near the settlement of Staryi Vyshnivets in Ternopil Oblast, leaving some consumers there without electricity.
In the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast, emergency power cuts are being introduced on the instructions of Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electricity transmission operator.
The source gives no timeframe for when repairs might be completed or power restored, and it reports no information on casualties.
