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Ukraine - Ukraine’s energy system comes under massive attack, Zelensky says

Event category

Social incident - War

Event date (UTC)

2024-12-13 13:41:25

Last update (UTC)

2025-01-07 17:42:19

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High

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49.026898

Longitude

31.374926

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Multiple countries wide event

Address/Affected area(s)

Ukraine and Russia

Earlier, air raid sirens rang out across Ukraine, with multiple blasts recorded in the Odessa, Vinnitsa, Ivano-Frankovsk and Cherkassy regions.Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky reported one of the largest attacks on his country’s energy system in the wake of numerous explosions.
"One of the most devastating strikes on our energy infrastructure to date," he wrote on his Telegram channel.Earlier, air raid sirens rang out across Ukraine, with multiple blasts recorded in the Odessa, Vinnitsa, Ivano-Frankovsk and Cherkassy regions. Also, explosions were heard in Kiev, Kremenchug, and Kharkov as well as in the Kiev, Lvov, Ternopol, Kharkov and Khmelnitsky regions.Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said during a major air raid warning that the country’s energy system was "under massive attack." Ukraine’s Ukrenergo grid operator announced a widespread outage. Since the alarm ended, regional authorities have been reporting damage to critical infrastructure. Power company DTEK also said its thermal power plants had sustained significant damage.

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