Zelensky: Four million Ukrainians do not have access to electricity.
The President of Ukraine said that the restrictions on the supply of electricity have affected about four million Ukrainians and they do not have access to energy.
In continuation of Ukraine’s energy crisis following Russia’s special military operation in the Donbass region, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 4 million people would be without electricity.
In a video message that he published on his Telegram channel on Friday evening, Zelensky said that the restrictions on electricity supply have affected about four million Ukrainians and they do not have access to energy.
According to “Ryanvosti” website, he explained about this: “Many cities and regions of Ukraine implement blackout programs. “Now about four million Ukrainians do not have electricity.”
The President of Ukraine also added that the lack of electricity has affected the regions of Kyiv, Poltava, Rivne, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kravnodar and Cherkassy.
Earlier, while referring to the destruction of three energy facilities in this country during the Russian attacks, Zelensky said that new damages have been inflicted on Ukraine’s vital infrastructure. (More details)
Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure by Russian armed forces began on October 10, two days after the terrorist attack on the Crimean peninsula bridge – which, according to Russian officials, was carried out by Ukrainian special services.
Previously, the deputy of the office of the president of Ukraine said that due to the attacks on the energy infrastructure, more than 1.3 million people are now without electricity and the blackout situation in this country is difficult.
