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Almost the entire Ukraine faced power outages on Wednesday due to damage to the electrical infrastructure caused by the Russian attacks, the network operator announced, a sign of a situation that worsened compared to the previous day, reports News.ro quoting France Presse.
“Due to the complex situation in Ukraine's energy system, emergency power cuts have been instituted in all regions”, except for the Donetsk region (east), where the fighting is concentrated, Ukrenergo announced on Telegram.
“Emergency restoration work is underway in all regions affected by the bombings,” added the national operator, urging residents to use the available electricity “sparingly.”
By Tuesday evening, blackouts had already been imposed in eight of Ukraine's 24 regions.
Private operator DTEK also announced power outages in several regions, including Lviv (west), Odesa (south) and the capital Kyiv and its region.
In recent weeks, Russia has stepped up its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and rail network as winter approaches, raising fears that, as in previous years, millions of people could be left in the dark.
Power outages have already occurred across Ukraine last week, particularly affecting a part of the capital for several hours. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of wanting to “sow chaos” among the population through these bombings, which also affected the Ukrainian gas sector.
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Ukraine, for its part, regularly attacks oil refineries and hydrocarbon pipelines in Russia with drones, a strategy that has caused fuel prices in that country to rise since the summer.
The Ukrainian army also recently struck a power plant in the Russian border region of Belgorod, causing power outages.
