Bad weather leaves 85 towns and villages in Ukraine without electricity

Adverse weather conditions have left 85 towns and villages in six regions of Ukraine without electricity, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports.

"As of 07:00 on January 8, bad weather conditions (snow, wind gusts) caused blackouts in 85 settlements in six regions, in particular: Zhytomyr region – 36, Kyiv region – 29, Donetsk region – 7, Cherkasy region – 5, Rivne region – 4, Kirovohrad region – 4” the report says.

Emergency teams of regional power distribution companies have been involved in the restoration of power supply.

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