A Russian drone attack knocked out power to more than 400,000 consumers in parts of Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, officials said on Monday, after Kiev said its air defense forces shot down 12 attack drones in the region during at night.
Work to restore electricity continued in the morning as 91 settlements out of 1,325 affected remained without power in the region, national grid operator Ukrenergo said on messaging app Telegram.
“Electricity supply has been restored in the affected settlements and in parts of the city of Sumy,” the region’s military administration said on Telegram.
The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 13 attack drones against Ukraine. Air defense systems shot down 12 of the aerial weapons over the Sumy region.
Russia’s recent drone and missile attacks have increasingly been targeted at Ukraine’s energy system, leading to blackouts in many regions and significant damage to its thermal and hydroelectric stations.
These attacks caused more than $1 billion in damage to the sector, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on Sunday.
As the country races to repair its stations before winter, it is turning to solar and wind power generation, as well as imports from Europe, for support.
Reuters was unable to independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Russia, which has been bombarding eastern and southern Ukraine with drones and missiles throughout the war.
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