Almost 260K consumers in Kyiv without electricity due to shelling - energy ministry

Ukrainian energy ministry has said that due to the shelling on January 2, almost 260,000 consumers in Kyiv were cut off from electricity and substation equipment in Kyiv region was disconnected.

Due to a massive rocket attack in Kyiv, an overhead line was damaged, a number of substations were without power, and 259,000 metering points were de-energized, Ukrinform reports.

In Kyiv region, high-voltage lines were cut off due to shelling, and consumers in Bucha and Vyshhorod districts are without power. The substation equipment was also de-energized.

In addition, there were temporary disruptions in the operation of the HPP.