Powerful blows to the energy system
According to the regional military administration, in the morning, Russian troops carried out a new wave of targeted attacks on energy infrastructure.
Several high-voltage lines and transformer substations were damaged. In a number of settlements, power supply was completely cut off.
Representatives of the JMA stressed that the strikes were deliberately aimed at facilities that provide electricity residential areas, hospitals and critical infrastructure facilities.
The extent of the damage and the situation in the region
As of the morning Several communities in Donetsk region remain without electricity, The emergency teams work in difficult conditions.
Power engineers carry out localisation of damage and are trying to restore power to critical facilities in the first place - hospitals, pumping stations and heating stations.
Due to the constant shelling, repair work often has to be interrupted, as there is a threat of repeated attacks.
Government response
The regional leadership called on residents to use electricity economically, We have a supply of water, charged power banks and lanterns.
In communities where long power outages are likely to occur, we plan to deploy points of invincibility.
«The Russians are deliberately targeting the energy sector, trying to leave people without heat and light on the eve of winter. But power engineers are doing everything they can to restore electricity as soon as possible», - noted in the OBA.
Context.
This is not the first attack on the Donetsk region's power grid in the past week. In the previous days, Russian troops also shelled power supply facilities in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk districts, causing large-scale outages.
Power engineers warn: the enemy may repeat the attacks, Therefore, residents are urged to be careful and always have an emergency supply of essentials on hand.
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