New blackouts in 3 Ukrainian oblasts due to Russian attacks, worker dies at power facility

Monday, 1 July 2024, 10:51

New power outages have occurred in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts due to Russian attacks. In total, customers in seven oblasts are without electricity due to hostilities.

Source: press service for Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy

Details: The report indicates that a high-voltage overhead line had been disconnected in the eastern oblast due to the Russian attack. An inspection revealed that a cable and a lightning rod had been broken.

Quote: "A high-voltage overhead line was disconnected for technological reasons in the western oblast. The reason was a capacitor fire at one of the high-voltage substations. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine was called and the fire was extinguished. The line was put under emergency repair."

In addition, a 54-year-old employee of a contractor died while working at height at one of the energy facilities in Poltava Oblast.

Quote from the Ministry of Energy: "The circumstances of the accident are being investigated."

Background:

On Sunday, a man was killed and ten other people, including a baby, were injured when a Russian guided aerial bomb hit a depot belonging to the private courier service Nova Poshta (New Post) in Kharkiv.

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