Russian air strikes: Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians again without electricity

After another wave of Russian airstrikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, hundreds of thousands of households have been cut off from power. The central Dnipropetrovsk region is particularly affected. According to the energy supplier DTEK, 600,000 people there are without electricity.

According to authorities, another attack hit a facility in the Kharkiv region. In the city of Zlatopil, almost 250,000 people are left in the dark. DTEK also said work was underway to repair the energy facilities, but the task was being made more difficult by "repeated attacks."

Intense attacks before the next round of negotiations

Only on Saturday, according to the Ukrainian government, massive Russian air strikes on energy facilities triggered power outages in five regions of the country and severely affected the supply of the capital Kiev. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, water and district heating supplies were also affected in the capital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj made a connection with the current diplomatic efforts to end the war: He accused Moscow of wanting to increase pressure with the attacks a few days before the planned talks in Abu Dhabi. Because of the attacks, there were repeated power and heating outages.

Ukraine fears another difficult winter of war.

Problems at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

There are also problems at the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is controlled by Russia. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that it has lost its external power supply and is once again being cooled using emergency generators. According to Russian power plant management, radiation levels on the site are normal. The largest nuclear power plant in Europe currently does not produce electricity, but requires energy to cool the fuel rods.