The city of Odessa has been left without electricity after a kamikaze drone attack launched by Russia last night, Ukrainian authorities announced.
“At the moment the town has no electricity“, the adviser to the Ukrainian presidency Kyrylo Tymoshenko announced via Twitter, clarifying that some vital infrastructures, such as hospitals and maternity hospitals, are being supplied.
“The situation is difficult, but remains under controlTymoshenko said.
Local governor Maksim Marsenko stated that after the kamikaze drone attack almost all districts and communities in our region have been left without electricity and added that two of the drones were shot down by Ukrainian air defense.
The energy infrastructure in Kherson is damaged
Ukraine’s energy infrastructure around Kherson has been “virtually destroyed” by the withdrawal of Russian forces and the situation is “complicated” in Odesa, which is the target of bombings, Ukraine’s power grid operator Ukrenergo said.
“On Monday, the enemy struck again. It was again Ukrenergo’s facilities, mainline substations, especially in southern Ukraine, and power plants that were damaged,” Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrichy said during a press conference.
According to him, the “successful work” of Ukraine’s air defenses prevented more Russian strikes from hitting their targets and causing additional damage to the national power grid.
Source: News Beast
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