Russian Attack Leaves Thousands of People in Ukraine Without Electricity

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The affected areas are near the front line or on the border with Russia, said Ukraine's energy ministry, quoted by the Spanish news agency EFE.

The power cuts mainly affect the eastern Donetsk region, where the fighting is most intense and where around 55,000 electricity service subscribers were without power this morning.

The cuts were also affecting Dnipro (center), Zaporijia (southeast), Kharkiv and Sumi (northeast), Kherson (south) and Chernobyl (north).

The unplanned blackouts are in addition to those that the authorities schedule every day throughout Ukraine to save electricity due to the deficit caused by successive missile and drone attacks.

Russia has destroyed much of Ukraine's electricity production capacity since invading the neighboring country in February 2022.

Ukraine is working to repair the equipment and power plants damaged or destroyed by the Russian attacks, before demand increases with the onset of cold weather, the ministry said.

Businesses and people across Ukraine are relying on power generators to continue living and working normally amid the blackouts.