While the Russian troops did not damage the electricity generating facilities in the rocket attacks against Ukraine on the night of May 1, it was noted that there were problems with the lights in two regions of the country.
On the night of May 1, 2023, the Russian Armed Forces launched a new missile attack on the territory of Ukraine. According to the press service of the Ministry of Energy, as a result of the airstrike, significant damage to the network infrastructure occurred in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions.
According to the ministry, experts did not record any damage to electricity generating plants.
At the same time, due to the Russian bombardment, the situation with the power supply in the Kherson region became more complicated – more than 11 thousand subscribers in the city of Kherson and 7.1 thousand subscribers in the region were cut off due to the bombardment.
“It will take a few more days for the damage to be completely eliminated,” the Department of Energy said.
Despite the incessant shelling, electrical engineers are working around the clock to restore electricity supply, according to the press service. Especially in the last 24 hours, electricity was supplied to more than 7 thousand subscribers in the Donetsk region and about 3 thousand subscribers in the Sumy region.
Let us remind you that on May 1, explosions thundered in Kiev and Pavlograd. All air targets over the capital of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, but there was an “arrival” in Pavlograd. As a result of the rocket hitting Pavlograd, 25 people were injured and 80 houses were damaged.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Air Force Command Spokesperson Yuriy Ignat said in the broadcast of the telethon that the invaders opened fire on Ukraine from Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers, and 18 missiles were fired from the Caspian Sea region. Murmansk region.
He also added that the planes could carry more cruise missiles on board. One Tu-95 can simultaneously carry 8 cruise missiles, and the Tu-160 up to 12.
Also, remember that on the night of April 28, the Russians hit a high-rise building in Uman with a rocket, the explosion collapsed the entire entrance of a residential building. The bombardment claimed the lives of at least 23 people, including five children.
Source: Focus
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