Nearly 650,000 Ukrainians left with no electricity as a result of hostilities

Denys Karlovsky - Sunday, 6 March 2022, 22:54

Nearly 646,000 consumers have been left without electricity =as a result of hostilities.

Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Energy

Verbatim: "According to the latest update, over 956 settlements and 7,775 transformer substations in Ukraine were left without electricity (completely or partially) due to the damage caused by hostilities as of 18:00 on 6 March 2022. Over 646,000 consumers were cut off".

Details: The ministry assured that repair crews are working to fix the electricity supply immediately after fighting comes to an end. Repair crews managed to restore supply in 127 settlements or to 118,000 consumers on 6 March.

However, new emergencies are constantly adding up due to ongoing hostilities.

Over 130,000 consumers have been left without gas as of the evening of 6 March.