Ukrenergo says its substations and power generating facilities sustained damage in the Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, and Kyiv regions
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KYIV, Ukraine – Russia staged a major missile and drone strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure early on Thursday, April 11, damaging substations and power facilities in five regions and causing emergency power cuts for at least 200,000 people, Kyiv officials said. Ukrainian stocks of air defenses and artillery have dwindled as assistance from the West has slowed down and a major US aid package has been blocked by Republicans in Congress.The Ukrenergo grid operator’s substations and power generating facilities sustained damage in the regions of Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv and Kyiv, it said in a statement.
The northeastern region of Kharkiv, which has been pounded by missiles and shelling and already has long, rolling blackouts in place, was forced to cut electricity to 200,000 people, presidential aide Oleksiy Kuleba said.
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