Russian occupiers continue to attack the energy infrastructure of Ukraine. As a result, the blackout schedules do not always correspond to the announced ones, and residents of certain regions face repeated outages even after electricity supply is restored.
According to the head of the Chernihiv City Military Administration, Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, strikes on energy facilities cause massive disruptions. Parts of the Kharkiv, Sumy, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions remain without electricity.
'To avoid a complete blackout, energy workers are restoring and maneuvering electricity in the networks, prioritizing critical infrastructure and residential buildings,' the official explained. According to him, it is precisely because of such switches that the schedules do not always match the officially published ones.
In Chernihiv, the water utility, hospitals, pharmacies, and mobile communication are still operational. Despite the attacks, the city has not plunged into complete darkness.
In the Sumy region, energy workers note that during operational switching, repeated outages may occur even in those consumers where electricity supply has already been restored.
This is due to the use of alternative lines and temporary power supply schemes that allow feeding the maximum number of consumers under challenging conditions.
Experts urge citizens not to publish messages about the restoration of electricity supply on social media specifying concrete addresses or settlements. Such data can be tracked by the enemy and serve as grounds for repeated attacks on energy facilities.
In 'Sumyoblenergo' emphasize that restoration work continues around the clock, and energy workers are operating in an enhanced mode. Details of technical solutions and security plans are not disclosed.
Under the tense atmosphere of defending their own energy system, Russian occupiers continue to launch attacks on Ukraine, leading to power outages and instability in the energy supply for the population. Local energy workers and city leadership are taking measures to ensure the safety and stability of electricity supply under emergency circumstances, where information security and maintaining confidentiality about the state of energy networks and the work of specialists play a crucial role.