Russians massively attacked Ukraine's energy sector during the night: highlights
At night and in the morning of March 22, Russian occupation forces launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine, in particular on energy infrastructure facilities. Several cities experienced power outages. We have collected the most important things.
According to the Air Force, the Russians fired 63 Shahed drones and 88 missiles of various types at Ukraine. As a result of the air battle, 55 Shaheds and 37 missiles were destroyed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy assures that the restoration of electricity supply is ongoing — no one will be left without help.
Kharkiv is almost without electricity
Kharkiv has come under fire once again, with critical infrastructure facilities being hit, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the JFO.
According to him, the occupants made more than 15 attacks on energy facilities. Kharkiv is almost without electricity. All emergency services are already working.
Zaporizhzhia NPP is on the verge of a blackout
At 5:10 a.m., Russian shelling disconnected the Dniprovska overhead line connecting the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP to the unified power grid of Ukraine.
Currently, the power plant is connected to the Ukrainian power grid by only one power line, which was recently repaired by Ukrainian power engineers. This situation is extremely dangerous and threatens to cause an emergency, Energoatom warned. If the last line goes down, ZNPP will be in a blackout.
The dead in Khmelnytskyi
The mayor of Khmelnytskyi, Oleksandr Symchyshyn, wrote that there are dead and injured civilians. The Regional Military Administration says that they know about one dead person. They are looking for people under the rubble. Critical infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged.
A person was injured in the Carpathian region
Explosions were also heard in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, which was attacked by Russians with both Shaheds and missiles. A critical infrastructure facility was hit.
According to preliminary information from the Regional Military Administration, one person was injured. There is some damage. No power outages have been reported in the region so far. Rescuers are working at the site of the hit.
A hit on the Dnipro hydroelectric station
In the morning, the Russians hit Ukraine's largest hydroelectric power plant, the DniproHES in Zaporizhzhia. Ukrhydroenergo claims that the occupiers are trying to create a new environmental disaster by hitting the DniproHES hydroelectric facilities and the dam.
A fire is currently ongoing at the station. Emergency services and power engineers are working at the site to overcome the consequences of numerous air strikes. There is no threat of a breakthrough. The situation at the dam is under control.
12 missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia
Russians launched 12 missile strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia. According to preliminary data, 7 houses were destroyed and 35 were damaged. There are some wounded, but their number is being clarified, the Regional Military Administration reported.
Power facilities damaged in 4 districts in Dnipropetrovsk oblast
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, power facilities in the Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Pavlohrad, and Kamianka districts were damaged. The blast wave smashed windows in houses. There are interruptions in electricity and water supply.
Outage schedules will be introduced, the Regional Military Administration said.
Outage schedules in the Poltava, Sumy, and Kirovohrad regions
In the Poltava region, the authorities have applied preventive shutdowns of substations and introduced a schedule of emergency outages for all 10 lines. The situation is under control, and power engineers are already working to restore power supply, the Regional Military Administration assures.
In addition, emergency outage schedules have been temporarily introduced in the settlements of the Sumy, Konotop, and Shostka districts of the Sumy region. The Points of Invincibility are in operation. Power engineers are working to restore the power supply.
Later it became known that power engineers were also forced to introduce a schedule of emergency power outages in the Kirovohrad region. Every 2 hours, half of the subscribers of the residential sector in certain territorial communities of the region will be disconnected. In Kropyvnytskyi, the outskirts of the city will be affected.
Power outage in Odesa
Power facilities in the Odesa region have also been damaged. As a result, partial stabilization blackouts are taking place in Odesa. Currently, 53 thousand electricity customers are without power. Specialists are carrying out restoration work, the Regional Military Administration reported.
Energy sector is also under fire in the Lviv region
During an air raid, an occupant drone hit an energy infrastructure facility in the Stryi district of Lviv region. A fire broke out. Firefighters are currently extinguishing it. There has been no information about any casualties so far, the Regional Military Administration said.
Shelling in Vinnytsia region
The Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration reported that the enemy used hybrid tactics of drones and cruise missiles. A critical infrastructure facility in the region was hit.
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