Kyiv Region: Russian strike on a DTEK energy facility causes emergency power outages
Emergency power outages have been implemented in the Kyiv region by the Ukrenergo energy company. In the Brovary district, power supply has partially ceased as a result of a Russian strike on a DTEK energy facility. The damage is significant, and restoration will take time.
Emergency power outages have been implemented in the Kyiv region, according to DTEK. The cause is damage to an energy facility as a result of a Russian strike.
During the emergency outages, hourly schedules are not in effect. This means that power supply can be interrupted outside of pre-determined hours. Power supply has partially ceased in the Brovary district.
According to DTEK, Russian forces attacked an energy facility in the night of November 7. The company emphasized that the damage to the equipment is significant, and restoring power supply will take time. Specific deadlines for completing repairs have not yet been announced.
During the night of November 7, Russian forces launched a massive attack on the Kyiv region, using ballistic missiles and strike drones. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the occupiers launched 36 missiles at Kyiv and the region in an attempt to cause a power outage in the area. Energy and infrastructure facilities, businesses, and residential buildings were targeted in the attack. There is one casualty as a result of the attack.