Sergij Ovchynnikov, a worker of electricity company Khersonoblenergo, replaces the power cord of a pylon amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Pravdyne, Kherson region, Ukraine, February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine has nearly completed repairs of its power systems following Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure last winter, and is ready for the coming winter, a senior energy official said on Wednesday. "We have installed all the equipment we planned and we are ready for the winter loads," Volodymyr Kudrytskiy, head of state-owned Ukrenergo power grid operator, told national television. Kudrytskiy said there was a 'high risk' of new attacks on the county's energy system this winter, but that Ukrainian air defences were much stronger now. He said the pace of repairs this year was six to seven times quicker than the average time for repairs before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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Persons: Sergij, Lisi Niesner, Volodymyr Kudrytskiy, Kudrytskiy, Ukrenergo, Pavel Polityuk, Timothy Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Pravdyne, Kherson region