This means that normal shutdown schedules don’t work.
Emergency blackouts were introduced in Kyiv after a massive Russian attack on the capital’s infrastructure, according to the YASNO website.
This means that normal outage schedules do not work until the situation in the power system is restored.
“Attention! Emergency shutdowns have been applied. Shutdown schedules are temporarily closed until the situation is stabilized,” the energy experts warn.
Massive attack on Kyiv on December 19
Around 2:00 an air raid alarm sounded in Kyiv, followed by explosions in the capital. At 5:34 the air alarm was repeated.
According to local authorities, Kyiv and the region were attacked by Iranian kamikaze drones. Explosions rang out in the Shevchenkivskyi and Solomyanskyi districts.
15 out of more than 20 enemy UAVs were shot down over Kyiv. However, there are hits to the infrastructure object and private houses. Two victims are reported. Fortunately, there were no victims in the capital itself.
On the night of December 19, terrorists also attacked the Mykolaiv region with Iranian drones.
As a result of a massive attack on Ukraine on December 16, the Russian invaders damaged 9 generation facilities, worsening the situation of the Ukrainian energy system.