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Russian missile attack devastates Sumy: 10 killed, dozens injured, hundreds evacuated

Ten people, including 2 children, were killed and more than 50 others were injured in a Russian missile strike that damaged a nine-story apartment building in the Ukrainian administrative center of Sumy late on Nov. 17, the State Emergencies Service reported on Telegram, posting photos of search and rescue efforts.

18 November 2024, 07:48 AM

Kyiv implements cogeneration units to enhance energy security

Kyiv has installed its first cogeneration gas-piston unit with a capacity of 1.5 MW, the city's mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, announced on Telegram on Nov. 7.

8 November 2024, 10:05 AM

Russia targets Zhytomyr energy infrastructure, prompting emergency blackouts

Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Oblast with Shahed-131/136 drones, triggering emergency blackouts, regional energy provider Zhytomyroblenergo reported on Facebook on Nov. 7.

7 November 2024, 11:07 AM

Second power outage at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in October

The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant (ZNPP) lost connection to its backup power line for the second time this month, leaving it once again on a single source of external power, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on Oct. 24.

25 October 2024, 07:55 AM

Siberian outage fix solution: DIY heating with a loan - video

Authorities in Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast seem to have come up with a brilliant solution for residents facing power outages: take out loans to buy furnaces and figure out the rest yourself!

17 October 2024, 03:03 PM

Total blackout in Kherson amid series of Russian artillery and air strikes

The causes of the total blackout in the administrative center of Kherson are being investigated, Governor Roman Mrochko wrote on Telegram on Oct. 16.

16 October 2024, 09:48 AM

Emergency power outages caused by night Russian attack canceled in two Ukrainian oblasts

Emergency power outages, imposed after Russian overnight strikes, have been canceled in Kharkiv and Poltava oblasts, Ukraine's national energy company Ukrenergo wrote on Oct. 3.

3 October 2024, 02:02 PM

Zaporizhzhya NPP in danger of blackout after Russian attack, Ukraine demands action

Russian forces carried out an attack on a substation, cutting off the power line to the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported on Telegram on Oct. 1.

1 October 2024, 12:13 PM

Two hospitalized, blackout in Konotop after Russian strikes devastate city

At least two people were hospitalized in a series of Russian strikes on the city of Konotop in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast late on Sept.11, there is a complete blackout, Mayor Artem Semenikhin reported on Facebook shortly after the attack.

12 September 2024, 07:42 AM

Ukraine urges to boost air defense to protect energy grid ahead of winter amid escalating Russian attacks

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko has called on international partners to help strengthen air defense systems to protect energy infrastructure, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept. 10.

11 September 2024, 10:48 AM

Ukrainian railways switch to diesel locomotives on some routes amid blackouts after Russian attack

Ukrzaliznytsia deployed diesel locomotives to keep trains running with minimal delays amid power outages in western Lviv Oblast following a morning Russian attack, the Ukrainian rail operator reported on Telegram on Sept. 4.

4 September 2024, 09:01 AM

Emergency power outages hit Kyiv and four other oblasts — DTEK

Emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv and its oblast, as well as in Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk oblasts, DTEK reported on Telegram on Aug. 30.

30 August 2024, 11:42 AM

Ukraine's power system narrowly avoids total blackout after Russian mass attack - MP says

Ukraine's unified power grid narrowly avoided a blackout as Russian missile attack caused a significant damage, Oleksiy Kucherenko, the Parliamentary Committee on energy and utilities first deputy head wrote on Facebook on Aug. 26.

26 August 2024, 04:52 PM

Accidental blackouts hit Russia's far east Primorsky Krai

Massive blackouts were staged in Russia's Primorsky Krai, bordering China, in particular in the city of Vladivostok, leaving residents stranded in electric trains and elevators, the ChTD Telegram channel wrote on Aug. 16.

16 August 2024, 01:53 PM

Hundreds protest outages in Krasnodar amid nuclear plant accident reports — video

Several hundred residents of Krasnodar blocked a downtown street in protest against regular power and water cuts, which have lasted up to 15 hours a day, according to local Telegram channels on July 20.

20 July 2024, 04:55 PM

Extreme heat triggers energy infrastructure fires in western Ukraine

Fires and emergency breakdowns at energy infrastructure facilities in western Ukraine due to an extreme heat wave were reported by the country’s Energy Ministry on Telegram on July 14.

14 July 2024, 06:47 PM

TV tower in Kursk Oblast catches fire after drone strike, causes regional blackouts

A television tower in the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk Oblast caught fire after an alleged Ukrainian drone attack, regional governor Alexei Smirnov reported on Telegram on July 14, claiming there were no casualties.

14 July 2024, 02:37 PM

Ukrainians to experience energy deficit until 2026 - IMF memorandum

Energy deficit in Ukraine, caused by devastating Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, will persist until 2026, IMF updated memorandum on economic and financial policy wrote on June 28.

1 July 2024, 11:25 AM

Cabinet considers canceling power outages in Ukraine's frontline areas

The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the possibility of canceling power outage schedules for some frontline areas, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Chair of the Board of NPC Ukrenergo, said in an interview with news agency Hromadske on June 27.

27 June 2024, 06:35 PM

Eleven Ukrainian oblasts face stricter power restrictions, emergency outages introduced

"In Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhya, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, increased restrictions have been introduced from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EET," DTEK reported on Telegram on June 24.

24 June 2024, 06:00 PM

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