23 May,2024 07:50 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
Fragments of a Russian drone that hit a thermal power plant. Pic/AP
Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid in recent weeks have forced leaders of the war-ravaged country to institute nationwide rolling blackouts. Without adequate air defences to counter assaults and allow for repairs, though, the shortages could still worsen as need spikes in late summer and the bitter-cold winter.
The Russian airstrikes targeting the grid since March have meant blackouts have even returned to the capital, Kyiv, which hadn't experienced them since the first year of the war.
Among the strikes were an April barrage that damaged Kyiv's largest thermal power plant and a massive attack on May 8 that targeted power generation and transmission facilities in several regions. In all, half of Ukraine's energy system was damaged, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
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Entire apartment blocks in the capital went dark. The city's military administration said at least 10 per cent of consumers were disconnected. For many, it is a taste of what might be in store if Ukraine doesn't find other electricity sources before winter.
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