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☆ Kyiv preparing for possible total evacuation of its 3 million residents if the city loses electricity supply, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia is attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure with missiles and drones. A total blackout could leave residents without electricity, water or heat, as a very cold winter sets in. The attacks have damaged or destroyed nearly 40% of its energy infrastructure, the paper reported. A total blackout could leave residents without electricity, water, or heat, as the typically harsh winter sets in. Officials in Ukraine's capital city are now preparing for the possibility of a complete evacuation if Kyiv is unable to maintain its electricity grid.

☆ Ukraine Curbs Power Use as Russian Strikes Take Toll on Electric Grid
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DNIPRO, Ukraine—Ukraine imposed widespread power restrictions in seven regions including the capital of Kyiv on Saturday, as weeks of Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure take a toll on the grid. Ukrenergo, the operator of Ukraine’s electricity-transmission system, said the temporary curbs on all consumers in seven regions were necessary to reduce pressure on the network.

☆ Ukraine Races to Restore Electricity, Water Supplies After Russian Strikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Ian Lovett | Georgi Kantchev | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Utility crews across Ukraine were working to restore water and electricity supplies after a barrage of Russian missiles a day earlier knocked out service to hundreds of thousands of people, while Russian authorities expanded the movement of civilians out of the southern Kherson region. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the water supply in the city was fully restored and the electricity system had been repaired, but added that rolling blackouts would continue Tuesday. Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s electricity-transmission-system operator, said the supply of electricity would be limited in seven regions, including Kyiv and the northeastern Kharkiv region.

☆ Zelenskyy gave his nightly address from a pitch-dark Kyiv as Russian strikes force blackouts on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine is facing a shortage of energy supply after continued Russian strikes on its power plants. Posing next to a shot-down Russian drone, he pledged to "clip the wings of all metal monsters." Though no location was given, Financial Times correspondent Christopher Miller said it was filmed in Kyiv, the capital. Last week, Russian forces used 40 cruise missiles and 16 Iranian-made drones to strike Ukrainian cities far from the front. During his nightly address, Zelenskyy also posed alongside what he said is a drone shot down by Ukrainian forces.

Without providing evidence, Shoigu said Ukraine could escalate by using a "dirty bomb", or conventional explosives laced with radioactive material. Ukraine does not possess nuclear weapons, while Russia has said it could protect its territory with its nuclear arsenal. 1/3 A local man throws debris out of a broken window in a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine October 23, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the Russian attacks on energy infrastructure had struck on a "very wide" scale. Moscow has acknowledged targeting energy infrastructure but denies targeting civilians in what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.

☆ Fresh Russian Strikes Leave Parts of Ukraine Without Power
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Matthew Luxmoore | Bertrand Benoit | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV, Ukraine—A fresh wave of cruise missile attacks hit Ukraine’s critical infrastructure on Saturday, continuing Russia’s campaign to leave the country without power as winter approaches. Ukraine’s energy-grid operator Ukrenergo said on Saturday that it would begin to limit the supply of electricity to homes in the capital and four regions of the country due to the recent attacks, to lower the pressure on the grid and give workers time to repair the damage.

☆ Power cuts after Ukrainian infrastructure pounded again on Saturday
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Critical infrastructure across Ukraine was pounded by more than a dozen Russian missiles on Saturday, the Ukrainian air force said, with several regions reporting strikes on energy facilities and power outages. Ukraine's air force command reported that 33 missiles had been fired at Ukraine on Saturday morning, and that 18 of those had been shot down. Since Oct. 10, Russia has launched a series of devastating salvos at Ukraine's power infrastructure, which have hit at least half of its thermal power generation and up to 40% of the entire system. "Deliberate strikes on Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure are part of Russia’s genocide of Ukrainians," Kuleba wrote on Twitter. Moscow has acknowledged targeting energy infrastructure but denies targeting civilians.

☆ Lights go out in Ukraine as Russia launches 'massive' strike
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An electrician works to repair an electricity power line that was damaged from shelling above a former battlefield, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in central and western Ukraine woke up on Saturday to power outages and periodic bursts of gunfire, as Ukrainian air defense tried to shoot down drones and incoming missiles. Ukraine's air force said in a statement Saturday that Russia had launched "a massive missile attack" targeting "critical infrastructure," hours after air raid sirens blared across the country. The presidential office said in its morning statement that five explosive-laden drones were downed in the central Cherkasy region southeast of Kyiv. Over the past two weeks, Moscow has increased its attacks on key civilian infrastructure across Ukraine.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine faced widespread power outages Thursday as the country’s energy system struggled to cope with the damage from a wave of Russian attacks. Ukraine’s energy minister, Herman Halushchenko, said Thursday the government was seeking a 20% reduction in energy use and that Ukrainians had responded to the appeal to ease pressure on the country’s grid. She also has a sleeping bag designed for below freezing temperatures, a thermal blanket and even skiing clothes in case temperatures continue dropping and the strikes on energy targets continue. Current restrictions are worth it.”For months, the Kremlin said it was only after military targets — not civilian or critical infrastructure in Ukraine. The British Defense Ministry also said in an assessment this week that causing widespread damage to Ukraine’s energy network is likely the “key objective” of the Kremlin’s strike campaign.

☆ Ukrainians face first nationwide electricity outages after Russian strikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Ukrainians faced their first large-scale nationwide disruptions to electricity on Thursday as officials sought to restrict supply to allow energy companies to repair power facilities that have been pounded by Russian air strikes. The president's office told Ukrainians late on Wednesday that they should minimise their use of electricity from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and prepare for temporary blackouts if this was not done. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterDTEK, a major electricity supplier in Kyiv, told consumers it would do its best to make sure outages did not last longer than four hours. He said late on Wednesday that three more energy facilities had been hit by attacks that day. "Please limit your electricity consumption and use those appliances that consume a lot of energy," he told Ukrainians in his nightly speech to the nation.

☆ Ukraine curbs power usage after Russian attacks destroy some energy plants
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Three energy facilities were destroyed by the enemy today," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his Wednesday night video address. Ukraine had so far shot down a total of 233 Iranian-made drones used by Russia, including 21 on Wednesday, Zelenskiy said. Ukraine accuses Russia of using Iran-made Shahed-136 "kamikaze drones", which fly to their target and detonate. KHERSON BATTLE LOOMSIn Kherson, the only regional capital Russian forces have captured since their invasion eight months ago, the Russian-appointed administration prepared an evacuation. Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded an all-Russia war effort and declared martial law on Wednesday in areas of Ukraine occupied by his forces.

☆ Russian Strikes on Ukraine Knock Out Power in Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV, Ukraine—Power was knocked out again in parts of Kyiv on Saturday morning, stirring fresh concerns about the impact of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s electricity supply as winter approaches, while Ukrainian forces continued to push to retake occupied parts of the southern Kherson region. “Today, the enemy launched another barbaric attack on critical infrastructure. As a result, the object of the energy infrastructure in the Kyiv region suffered severe destruction,” Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s electricity-transmission-system operator, wrote on social media Saturday morning.

☆ Ukraine says Russia hits power site near Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"Putin knew he would not be able to sustain high-intensity missiles strikes for a long time due to a dwindling arsenal of high-precision missiles," the think tank said. Vorontsov explained the move by citing Moscow's concern about the possibility of the deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in Poland near the borders of Belarus and Russia. He emphasized that in compliance with the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Russia had no intention for now of fitting nuclear warheads to Belarusian weapons systems or transferring nuclear warheads to the territory of Belarus. He said the shelling of the city of Nikopol, which is located across the Dnieper from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, damaged a dozen residential buildings, several stores and a transportation facility. "Working in very challenging conditions, operating staff at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are doing everything they can to bolster its fragile offsite power situation," Grossi said.

☆ Power largely restored in Ukraine after Russian attacks - grid operator
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Power has largely been restored across Ukraine following this week's attacks by Russia on Ukrainian energy facilities, the head of the Ukrainian grid operator said on Thursday. This is the biggest joy energy workers can have right now," he said. The government has urged Ukrainians to conserve energy since those attacks, and Ukrainian officials have reported more Russian strikes on energy infrastructure since then. Kudrystskyi said more Russian attacks were possible on energy facilities, so civilians should continue to limit their energy use. Accusing Russian energy workers of helping the Russian military select its targets, he said: "I can tell from the character of the damage that (Russian energy workers) helped to choose the targets."

☆ Russia is bruised as winter approaches. Can Ukraine land another blow?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

That blast, which was used by the Kremlin as a justification for Monday’s onslaught, bruised the Russian psyche and handed Ukraine a significant strategic boost. And the airborne strikes distract from what has been a dismal stretch for Russia in the ground war. They were “an indication of the nature of the threat from Russia,” Giles said. “The reopening of a northern front would be another new challenge for Ukraine,” Giles said. Beyond weapons supplies, Ukraine will be watching to ensure that Western resolve stays firm if Russia tightens energy supplies even further.

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