70% of Kyiv is still without electricity – the mayor
Power engineers are trying to restore power supply as soon as possible
What happened? 70% of Kyiv consumers have been left without electricity since Wednesday, November 23, when the ruscists launched another massive attack on the infrastructure of Ukraine and the capital.
Source. Vitali Klitschko, the Mayor of Kyiv.
Details. “70% of the capital is still without electricity. Power engineers are making every effort to restore it as soon as possible. However, they note that it will depend on restoring the balance in the power system of Ukraine. Since Kyiv is part of the national energy system,” the mayor says.
Due to lack of electricity, trams do not work, and the interval of metro trains has been increased to 10 minutes. Instead of trams, buses are running on the routes, the capital's administration reports. In addition, there are serious interruptions in the work of the Internet in Kyiv.
Today schools in Kyiv will work in a mixed format: students will be able to continue their studies both offline and online. “Kindergartens will work in full-time mode. Parents will decide on their own whether to take their children to school or leave them at home,” the administration informs.
Background. As Mind reported, on Wednesday, the enemy had launched a missile strike, including on the capital. As a result, three people were killed, including a 17-year-old girl. Another 11 citizens were injured, 10 of them were hospitalised.
A number of cities and oblasts of the country were hit by the missile strike. Some cities, such as Lviv, Rivne and others were completely or partially de-energised. Due to the damage of high-voltage equipment, Rivne, South Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi NPPs were urgently disconnected from the power system. The Ministry of Energy specified that due to the missile attack, most thermal and hydroelectric power plants had been de-energised as well, power transmission facilities had been damaged.
At the same time, power supply is gradually being restored in the regions.
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