Day is dawning in Europe and a 257th day of armed conflict begins in Ukraine after the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. As of this Sunday, November 6, 2022, the occupied city of Kherson remained without electricity and water, reported he the occupation authorities. This supply disruption would have occurred after the Ukrainian bombing of a hydroelectric power station.
On the Donbass side, fighting is raging at the gates of Bakhmout. Russian forces are reportedly attempting to take the city after extensive ground losses in recent weeks in the east of the country. We take stock of the events that have shaped the last few hours.
MAP. War in Ukraine: strike in Kherson, the city without water and electricity… Update on the 256th day
Kherson deprived of water and electricity
On Sunday evening, the occupation administration in Kherson, southern Ukraine, said the city was “without electricity and water”. Russian forces accuse the Ukrainian army of being behind the cuts after the attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. This would be damaged, according to a representative quoted by the Russian authorities.
For its part, Kyiv accused Moscow of doing this two weeks ago “undermine the dam”, “lies” according to the Russian occupation authorities.
Vladimir Saldo, head of the Moscow-based Kherson regional administration, told the Russian broadcaster Rossiya-24 “The Force Should Be Back” from sunday..
“On the Berislav-Kakhovka axis, three concrete pylons with high-voltage power lines were damaged” by a Ukrainian strike, the occupation administration had previously claimed on Telegram. “Currently, there is no electricity or water in the city (Kherson) and in some districts of the region,” Annexed by Moscow at the end of September.
Power outages threaten other cities
Ukraine is preparing for major power outages in other cities. In his daily social media update, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia “concentrates forces and resources in view of a possible repetition of mass attacks on our infrastructures. Above all energy ».
With the risk of supply disruptions growing, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged the city’s residents to prepare “think of everything” particularly power and water outages already occurring in sectors. In fact, the national operator Ukrenergo has set up scheduled power cuts in the capital, as in many cities and regions of Ukraine, to avoid total blackout of a damaged grid. “If you have family or friends outside of Kyiv, where there is an autonomous water supply, stove and heating, please consider the possibility of staying there for a while.” added Vitali Klitschko.
About 500 power generators were sent to Ukraine from 17 European Union countries. 4.5 million were without power this Sunday, reports the British daily The Guardian.
Fighting around Bakhmout intensifies
According to various sources, Russian forces would conduct an offensive near the town of Bakhmout in the Donetsk region. For its part, the American daily New York Times says that after several setbacks on the battlefield in recent weeks, the Russian army will try to seize an eastern city for the first time in months.
The newspaper passes on the TV commentary by a spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serhii Cherevaty, who in turn said it was Bakhmut “one of the hottest places” the region, and the place where “The enemy is the most aggressive, with maximum concentration of forces. »
In its latest report, the American Institute for the Studies of the War (ISW) confirmed Russian ground attacks near Bakhmout. The think tank, which specializes in the strategic study of conflicts, also reports that Russian sources have claimed that the Russian military did it “Breaked through Ukrainian defenses near Bakhmout and made minor gains south of Avdiivka”.
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