Power restored to Ukrainian town after five-day blackout, but residents report outages lasting up to 12 hours
Electricity supplies have been restored to Konotop, a town in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast that spent five days without power following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, national grid operator Ukrenergo announced on October 29.
However, residents told hromadske that electricity and water remain highly unreliable, sometimes returning for just 15 minutes before disappearing again for 10–12 hours.
Ukrenergo said all consumers had been reconnected to the electricity network, although power was being supplied on a rotating schedule managed by energy workers.
Regional electricity operator Sumyoblenergo warned that further outages were possible, including for customers whose power had already been restored, as repair work continued.
Several energy facilities were damaged in Russian strikes overnight on October 24, leaving Konotop without electricity for five days.
On October 28, Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said the government would arrange emergency diesel fuel supplies to keep the town's heating and water infrastructure operating on backup power.
Russia has repeatedly targeted energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast, disrupting essential services as Ukraine approaches winter.