There are massive power outages in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine blames Russian attacks on key energy infrastructure. Some assume that Moscow wants revenge for the recent defeats.
The governor of the Dnepropetrovsk region has accused Russian forces of attacking energy infrastructure. With the attack, the Russian army wants to take revenge for its defeat on the battlefield, Valentin Reznichenko wrote on Telegram. There were power outages in a number of towns in the region. We want to repair the damage as soon as possible.
Ukraine had previously reported the recapture of other Russian-occupied areas in the east of the country. According to the operating company, the last reactor in the occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was disconnected from the power grid.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Twitter that there was a complete blackout in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions and “partial blackouts” in the Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions. He described the Russians as “terrorists” who were not aiming for military targets, but wanted to leave the people of Ukraine without electricity and heating.
The governor of the Kharkiv region said Russian attacks on “important infrastructure” had cut off electricity and water supplies. The emergency services are working to bring the fires under control at the locations hit. The governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region accused Russian troops of attacking “energy infrastructure” to avenge their “defeat on the battlefield”. The governor of the Sumy region reported that at least 135 towns and villages were affected by power outages.
The Russian army announced on Saturday that it would be withdrawing its troops from certain areas in eastern Ukraine. “In order to achieve the goals of the special military operation to liberate Donbass, it was decided to move Russian troops stationed in the Balakliya and Izyum regions,” the Defense Ministry said in Moscow. A map published by the ministry on Sunday showed that Russian troops were largely withdrawing from the Kharkiv region.
