Ukrainian city of Konotop enters fourth day of power outages after Russian strikes
Konotop, a city of approximately 70,000 people in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast, entered its fourth consecutive day of power outages on October 27 following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, with no estimate for when electricity would be restored.
Mayor Artem Semenikhin said Russian strikes on October 24 had disrupted electricity and gas supplies across the city.
"The city is without electricity, and most of it is without gas. Educational institutions have been damaged, and even our hospital is now running on generators," Semenikhin told Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne.
Water is available only during scheduled hours, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., leaving residents with six hours of water supply per day.
"Unfortunately, there is no estimate for when power will be restored. None whatsoever," the mayor wrote overnight on October 27.
Regional electricity distributor Sumyoblenergo said repair crews were continuing to address damage from the attacks, but some consumers remained without power. The company said the timing of repairs depended on the security situation.
The prolonged outages come as a UN commission of inquiry concluded that Russia's systematic attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, finding that the strikes were intended to deprive civilians of essential services and cause suffering.