Electricity and water supply restored after enemy attack in Sumy
The Sumy City Council provides information about the electricity situation following an enemy attack (photo: Getty Images)
In the city of Sumy, following a night-time enemy attack on the region's power grid, efforts have begun to restore power supply to the homes of residents. Additionally, water intake facilities are being restored, and water is being supplied to consumers. Public transport is operational, according to the Sumy City Council.
The local energy workers have started restoring electricity supply across the city since 05:20.
"Also, the operation of water intakes and water supply to consumers is being restored. We thank our energy workers!" - reported the city council.
In Sumy, trolleybuses with autonomous drive are being deployed on routes, although earlier the local administration announced that trolleybus services were suspended due to emergency power outages.
Later, the Sumy Regional Military Administration (RMA) informed that electricity had been restored in the Sumy, Romny, and Okhtyrka districts.
The RMA added that such works are ongoing in the Shostka and Konotop districts.
The administration also clarified that the power supply in the settlements of the region had been previously disrupted today, May 22, at night, due to an enemy air strike.
Blackout in Sumy and enemy strikes on energy facilities in the region
Earlier, during the night, the Sumy Regional Military Administration reported that due to an enemy attack, the city of Sumy was not receiving electricity.
The head of the Military Administration, Oleksiy Drozdenko, stated that power supply to critical infrastructure objects in the city is being ensured.
Before this, the Sumy Regional Military Administration reported that the Russian army had struck Shahed missiles at energy facilities in Konotop and Shostka in the Sumy region tonight. As a result of the attack, there are power outages in the settlements.
The head of the Shostka community, Mykola Noha, wrote on his Facebook page that besides electricity, there is also a lack of water supply in the community.
