In Kyiv there is an alarm about the Russian bombing of energy infrastructure. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko does not rule out a total blackout in the Ukrainian capital due to electricity, heating, water and communication shortages and invites residents to stock up on groceries or temporarily leave the city.
“Let’s be honest: The Russian Federation is trying to commit genocide in the energy sectorbut Kyiv and Ukraine will resist,” writes Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian President, on Twitter Volodymyr Zelenskyy, adding that “the protection plan is simple” and provides for “air defense, protection of infrastructure systems, optimization of consumption”. Podolyak then explained that the Ukrainian “state” is effectively tackling these challenges “and that a solution is being worked on together with partners”.
The city would have started doing this, according to the NYT Plan the evacuation of the 3 million inhabitants. The Russians accuse the Ukrainians of having damaged the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station in the Kherson region with a rocket without causing any major damage. Kerson would be without power due to an attack on the power grids.
However, the hypothesis of a mass evacuation is ruled out, At least for now. The situation in Kyiv is under control and there is currently no reason to think about an emergency evacuation of the population of the Ukrainian capital. This was stated by the head of the city security department at the Kyiv city state administration, Roman Tkachuk, quoted by Ukrinform. “Right now there is no reason to talk about evacuation,” Tkachuk said. “The civil protection system must be prepared for various options, but that does not mean that we are preparing now to initiate an evacuation. In order to react properly, we need to have a plan for all possible scenarios,” he added.
In the meantime Kherson remains in the dark and without water. “Kherson is currently without power and water after an attack by Ukrainian forces on power lines,” the Russian occupation authorities denounced. “After a terrorist attack organized by the Ukrainian side, three concrete pylons with high-voltage power lines were damaged on the Berislav-Kakhovka axis.”
Russians accuse Ukrainians of having “damaged” the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station with a rocket, in the Kherson region. “Six Himars missiles were used in an attack at 10am today. Air defense units shot down five missiles and one hit the Kakhovka Dam, damaging it,” a rescue service representative told reporters, Interfax reports.
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