“Two thermal power plants of DTEK and key high-voltage substations were damaged. Due to damage to high-voltage substations, nuclear power plants were forced to unload,” the company noted.
According to DTEK, the system operates with maximum restrictions, the usual schedules do not apply.
“The most difficult situation is in Kyiv. Due to prolonged attacks on the infrastructure, there is currently only one and a half to two hours of electricity per day. Difficult days lie ahead,” DTEK noted.
On Sunday, February 8, hourly outage schedules and power limitation schedules will be applied throughout the day, in certain areas until the situation in the energy system stabilizes, and emergency blackouts will continue to be used, Ukrenergo said.
Earlier that day, the company informed that the night attack was the second massive attack by the Russian Federation on the energy sector since the beginning of the year; energy facilities in eight regions came under attack from Russian missiles and drones.
“As a result of the damage caused by the enemy, the power shortage in Ukraine’s energy system has increased significantly. This has led to a forced increase in the duration of hourly outages in all regions,” the message said.
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On February 7, the Russian Federation launched another massive attack on Ukrainian energy facilities. As reported Energy Minister Denis Shmyhal, substations and overhead lines of 750 kV and 330 kV, which are the backbone of Ukraine’s energy network, were under attack. The Russians also hit the generation sector – the Burshtyn and Dobrotvorskaya thermal power plants.
According to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Federation fired 39 missiles and 408 drones (mainly Shahed type) into Ukraine, the Ukrainian defense forces shot down 24 missiles (Kh-101 and Caliber) and 382 UAVs.
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky informed about damage in the Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, and Rivne regions and announced the strengthening of mobile air defense fire groups.
