Russian attacks cause power outages in three regions

As of the morning of December 4, consumers in three regions remained without electricity following overnight Russian strikes.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by NEC Ukrenergo.

“Due to overnight enemy attacks on energy facilities, consumers in the Donetsk, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk regions are without power. Wherever the security situation allows, emergency repair work has already begun. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore electricity to all affected consumers as quickly as possible,” the statement said.

As of 09:30 Thursday, electricity consumption was 1.7% higher than the previous day. The reason is cloudy weather across most of Ukraine, which reduces the efficiency of household solar power plants.

“Given the consequences of the strikes and current weather conditions, the need for economical energy use remains today. Please limit the use of powerful electrical appliances. If possible, shift energy-intensive processes to nighttime hours — after 22:00,” Ukrenergo advised.

As previously reported, on December 4, scheduled power outage schedules were in place across all regions of Ukraine, ranging from 0.5 to 3 stages.

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