Electricity supply disrupted once more in Zaporozhye region due to attack-related incident.
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Hey there! Let's talk about the current power situation in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. It's a bit of a mess right now, thanks to some drone strikes. The governor of Zaporizhzhia, Eugene Balitsky, shared the news on his Telegram channel, pointing out that the attacks busted up the power transmission network. He urged folks to be patient and stay cool while the experts sort things out, 'cause power outages might pop up. Fret not, though, 'cause emergency services and the local administration are geared up to handle life support situations. social facilities and hospitals even have generators on standby.
Just a few days ago, on June 4, it was reported that the Zaporizhzhia region was once again plunged into darkness. The specialists are bustin' a move to get the power back on. Now, if you remember, the governor of Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, earlier announced that over 220,000 residents in the region had lost power due to attacks by Ukrainian forces. Prior to that, the power line "Kakhovka - Dudchino" was brought back to life in the Kherson region.
Now, let me share some extra details about the impact in these regions, courtesy of some enrichment data. In Zaporizhzhia, about 600,000 people in 457 settlements were left in the dark due to the strikes. Healthcare facilities had to switch to emergency power sources[2][3]. In Kherson, more than 104,000 people in 150 settlements were affected. The strikes damaged substations in the Henichesk district of Kherson and another in the Melitopol district of Zaporizhzhia[2][3]. To minimize the impact, essential infrastructure such as water supplies, were connected to backup generators[2]. And, fortunately, the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was reported safe, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Director-General, Rafael Grossi[5].
In the context of the ongoing war-and-conflicts, politics, and general-news, the recent drone strikes on power transmission networks in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions have caused widespread power outages, affecting approximately 600,000 people in 457 settlements in Zaporizhzhia and over 104,000 people in 150 settlements in Kherson. The general situation in these regions is complex, as the impact extends beyond power outages, involving healthcare facilities switching to emergency power sources and essential infrastructure being connected to backup generators.
