Russians massively attack Ukrainian power plants overnight: Consequences revealed
Photo: Russians hit power plants in the center and west (Getty Images)
Russian troops struck power plants in central and western Ukraine last night, March 29, according to Ukrenergo.
"At night, the Russians again attacked energy facilities during a massive attack. Thermal and hydroelectric power plants in the central and western regions were damaged," Ukrenergo says in a statement.
At the moment, emergency and hourly blackout schedules have been applied in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and hourly blackout schedules in the Kharkiv region.
Electricity situation in Ukraine
As a result of Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, blackout schedules are imposed t in the Kharkiv region. At the same time, restrictions may be imposed in Odesa and Dnipro regions.
Yesterday, March 28, a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the ambassadorial level was held due to Russian strikes on critical infrastructure.
On March 25, Dmytro Sakharuk, executive director of DTEK energy company, said that 50% of Ukraine's generating capacity had been damaged by Russian strikes. So far, they are not working.
