Ukraine's state electricity operator on Saturday announced regular scheduled blackouts in Kyiv and seven other regions of the country in the aftermath of Russia's devastating strikes on energy infrastructure.
and seven other regions of the country in the aftermath of Russia's devastating strikes on energy infrastructure.Russian forces continue to pound Ukrainian cities and villages with missiles and drones
Ukrenergo, the sole operator of Ukraine's high-voltage transmission lines, said in an online statement Saturday that scheduled blackouts will take place in the capital and the greater Kyiv region, as well as several regions around it — Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava and Kharkiv. Elsewhere in the region, the Ukrainian forces shot down a drone and another projectile, according to Reznichenko.
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