6 minutes agoZelensky: Over six million Ukrainians without electricity
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(4 years ago)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, November 25th that more than six million families in the country were still affected by power cuts, two days after Russian forces hit the main energy infrastructure in Ukraine. From tonight, there is no electricity in most regions (in Ukraine) and [...]
From tonight, there is no electricity in most regions (in Ukraine) and Kiev. In all, more than six million subscribers”, Zelensky said in his address.
Zelensky said about 600,000 subscribers have remained without electricity in Kiev's capital, while among the most affected areas are also the Odesa, Lviv, Vinnytsia and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
At the same time, the governor of the Herson region in southeastern Ukraine, on November 25th, said that “due to continued promotions” officials evacuated patients from several hospitals, while another Ukrainian official blamed Russian forces for dozens of victims from grants, the AFP reports.
Galina Lugova, chief of the military administration of the town of Kherson, said 15 residents of the town of Herson were killed by Russian bombings during the day and 35 others were injured, including a child.
Lugova has declared on social networks that several private homes and tall buildings have been damaged by Russian bombings.
Governor Yaroslav Yanusevic said earlier in the day, through the Regional Administration's Telegram Channel, that children from the Herson regional hospital institution were transported to Mykolaiv, about 60km away.
He said that among other transferred patients were psychiatric patients, and about 100 people are expected to receive treatment in the Black Sea port city of Odessa.
Two weeks ago, Ukrainian forces recovered the city of Herson and its surrounding areas after several months of Russian invasion.
As a countermass, Russian forces have launched severe attacks on the country's energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's new strategy, to plunge Ukraine into the dark with shocks in its energy infrastructure, would not weaken his country's determination.
“This is a battle of power, stability, is about who is most powerful”, Zelensky said on November 25th, in an interview with the Financial Times.
Russian air strikes on Ukraine's power grid and other infrastructure have left millions of Ukrainians without heat, electricity, and water at a time of extremely low temperatures. / REL
