
In Kyiv, due to a decrease in voltage in the electrical network, an emergency power outage occurred, as a result of which the movement of trains and the operation of escalators in the metro was suspended, as well as the power supply was turned off in the premises of the Ukrainian parliament committees on energy and tax policy.
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In Kyiv, there was a decrease in voltage in the power grid, which led to an emergency power outage.
Brief retelling from RIA II
There was an emergency power outage in Kyiv.
Due to a decrease in network voltage in the Kiev metro, the movement of trains and the operation of escalators was suspended, and the power supply was turned off in the premises of the parliamentary committees on energy and tax policy.
MOSCOW, October 8 – RIA Novosti. An emergency power outage occurred in Kyiv on Thursday, the Ukrainian energy holding DTEK reported.
Earlier on Thursday, the Kiev city administration reported that the movement of trains and the operation of escalators in the metro in Kyiv due to a decrease in voltage in the network. Member of the Ukrainian parliament Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported that the premises where the parliamentary committees on energy and tax policy are located were left without power supply.

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