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Russia strikes Odessa energy system, leaves part without electricity

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 25 Mar 2024 15:32
2 Min Read

The Ukrainian National Energy Company notes that two power substations in Ukraine were damaged after the Odesa explosions, and the periods for limiting electricity consumption were increased.

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  • This photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, March 14, 2024, shows a Su-25 ground attack jet over Ukraine (AP)
    This photo taken from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, March 14, 2024, shows a Su-25 ground attack jet over Ukraine. (AP)

The head of the military administration in Odesa, Oleh Kiper, confirmed that the city's energy infrastructure has been struck and damaged, leaving part of the city without electricity.

On Telegram, Kiper wrote, “There is damage to the energy infrastructure, and there is no electricity in part of Odesa."

The Ukrainian newspaper Strana revealed over Telegram that residents in Odesa reported explosions, but no official information has been disclosed yet. 

The Ukrainian National Energy Company noted that two power substations in Ukraine were damaged after the Odesa explosions, and the periods for limiting electricity consumption were increased.

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It clarified that drones attacked two substations in southern Ukraine, and energy engineers were forced to increase rationing periods as a result to protect the remaining equipment from overloading, which in turn will cause further technical damage. 

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This comes a day after Russian aerospace forces executed high-precision missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian power facilities over the past 24 hours.

It said in a statement, "the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a group strike with long-range airborne precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against electric power facilities, gas production facilities, and assembly and testing sites for unmanned boats."

It also asserted that all targets were hit while destroying "the work of industrial enterprises for the production and repair of weapons, military equipment, and ammunition," and "foreign military equipment and means of destruction transferred to Ukraine by NATO countries were destroyed."

Meanwhile, Russian air defense systems dismantled 172 Ukrainian drones, 11 Storm Shadow cruise missiles, three Neptune anti-ship missiles, 22 multiple-launch rocket system shells, and other targets.

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