On Monday, hurricane-force winds and snow battered southern Ukraine, which has already been hit hard by Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Strong winds are also raging in Moscow-occupied territories of Ukraine and southern Russia.
“Twelve people died due to weather conditions,” said Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenka.
Since Tuesday, that number has increased by one person. Another 23 people were injured, the minister added.
According to officials, although the adverse weather conditions have subsided, hundreds of villages are still without electricity.
Currently, intensive repair work is underway in the southern regions of Ukraine. Kyiv said that in the event of a power outage, Ukraine imports it from its three western neighbors.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine announced that 812 settlements were left without electricity due to bad weather conditions and the ongoing war.
According to the ministry, 368 settlements lost power due to the storm, and another 444 due to hostilities and technical problems.
Ukraine has been intensively preparing for Moscow’s campaign for weeks, fearing that it will launch attacks on the country’s energy grids.
Last winter, such attacks left millions of Ukrainians in the dark and cold.
Energy operator Ukrenerho said that the most difficult situation is currently in the southern regions of Odesa and Kherson, where Russia is constantly conducting attacks.
The operator imports electricity from neighboring Slovakia, Romania and Moldova, Ukrenerho said.
Moscow said four people were killed in storms in occupied Crimea and southern Russia.
On Wednesday, Moscow-appointed head of Crimea Sergei Aksionov declared a state of emergency in 15 municipalities on the peninsula, including the main city of Simferopol and the seaside resort of Yalta.
He indicated that about 43 thousand people remained without electricity. people and that repairs are underway.
On Monday, the Russian Energy Ministry reported that nearly two million people were without power due to severe storms in Russia and the Moscow-occupied territories of Ukraine.
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2024-08-27 15:40:10
