Ukrainians told to save electricity amid fears of blackouts after Russian missile strikes target energy plants in Kyiv
- Ukraine were warned of black outs last night after Russian missiles hit again
- A Kyiv power installation had to have emergency repairs after a bombing raid
- Electricity transmission company Ukrenergo warned locals of further outages
- The operator called for energy rationing in several areas between 5pm and 11pm
Ukraine was last night warned to prepare for blackouts as Russian missiles strikes continued across the country.
A Kyiv power installation had to have emergency repairs after it was damaged in a bombing raid and officials called for energy rationing.
The capital was plunged into darkness but Governor of Kyiv Oblast, Oleksiy Kuleba, said no one was killed or wounded in the attack.
It came after the Kremlin launched what is believed to be its largest coordinated missile attacks in Ukraine since the initial invasion of the country in late February as revenge for the Kerch Bridge explosion.
Electricity transmission company Ukrenergo said repair crews were working to restore electricity service but warned residents about further possible outages.
As Russian missiles strikes continued across the country, Ukraine were last night warned to prepare for blackouts
A Kyiv power installation had to have emergency repairs after it was the target of a bombing raid and was damaged
The state operator has called for energy rationing for the three million people in Kyiv between 5pm and 11pm, along with Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Chernihiv, according to The Sun.
Seniro adviser Kyrylo Tymoshenko warned that if the calls for rationing were ignored, candles would be necessary.
This week’s wide-ranging retaliatory attacks, which included the use of self-destructing explosive drones from Iran, killed dozens of people.
The strikes hit residential buildings as well as civil infrastructure such as power stations in Kyiv, Lviv in western Ukraine, and other cities that had seen comparatively few strikes in recent months.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow did not see a need for additional massive strikes but his military would continue selective ones. He said that, of 29 targets the Russian military planned to knock out in this week’s attacks, seven weren’t damaged and would be taken out gradually.
The Institute for the Study of War, a think tank based in Washington, interpreted Putin’s remarks as intended to counter criticism from pro-war Russian bloggers who ‘largely praised the resumption of strikes against Ukrainian cities but warned that a short campaign would be ineffective.’
‘Putin knew he would not be able to sustain high-intensity missiles strikes for a long time due to a dwindling arsenal of high-precision missiles,’ the think tank said.
Regions of southern Ukraine that Putin illegally designated as Russian territory last month remained a focus of fighting on Saturday.
Ukrainian forces pressed on with a campaign to recapture the mostly Russian-occupied Kherson region.
Electricity transmission company Ukrenergo said repair crews were working to restore electricity service but warned residents about further possible outages
Kirill Stremousov, a deputy head of the administration Moscow installed in the region, reminded residents they could evacuate to Crimea and cities in southwestern Russia as Ukrainian forces try to advance toward the regional capital.
On Thursday, Kremlin-backed leaders asked civilians to evacuate to ensure their safety and to give Russian troops more manoeuvrability.
Moscow offered free accommodations to residents who agreed to leave.
Ukrainian troops attempted to advance south along the banks of the Dnieper River but did not gain any ground, according to Stremousov.
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