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Recent Ukrainian strikes have disrupted power and heating in the Russian cities of Voronezh and Belgorod, with a drone causing a fire at a Voronezh energy facility. Simultaneously, Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, targeting generation, transmission, and distribution systems. President Zelenskyy acknowledged the difficult situation, particularly in Kharkiv and Sumy, with thousands working to stabilize the system. While power was mostly restored in Poltava, damage persisted. Ukraine’s energy minister described the attacks, which killed four, as one of the most challenging since the invasion began.
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Ukrainian strikes disrupted power and heating to Voronezh and Belgorod – large Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, Russian officials reported on Sunday. In Voronezh, home to just over a million people, a drone started a fire at an energy facility, said the area’s governor. Russian and Ukrainian news channels on Telegram said the Voronezh strike targeted a thermal power plant.
Ukrainian crews scrambled on Sunday to repair damage caused by one of the most devastating Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Volodymyr Zelensky said. “Although the situation is difficult, thousands of people are involved in stabilising the system and repairing the damage,” Ukraine’s president said. The situation was most difficult in the north-eastern regions of Kharkiv and Sumy.
Russia has switched tactics, simultaneously striking generation facilities as well as power transmission and distribution systems, said deputy Ukrainian energy minister Artem Nekrasov. “This complicates the prompt restoration of normal power supply and the normal operation of the energy system.”
In the central region of Poltava, one of the areas most affected, power was mostly restored on Sunday but damaged equipment left parts of its main city still in the dark, local authorities said. Ukraine’s energy minister, Svitlana Grynchuk, said the wave of attacks, which killed four people, marked “one of the most difficult nights” for Ukrainian energy since the Russian invasion began in February 2022.
