Kherson “without electricity and water”. According to the regional authorities of the Russian occupation, power lines in the city in southern Ukraine, which is still occupied by the Russian army, were “damaged” on Sunday, November 6, after a Ukrainian strike. The latter also accuse Kyiv of being the source of the fire at the Kakhovka Dam, one of the largest in the country. Franceinfo summarizes the latest developments on the war front in Ukraine.
Massive power and water outages in Kherson
The city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, still occupied by the Russian army, was “without electricity and water” on Sunday, according to the Russian occupation authorities in the region after a Ukrainian strike. “On the Berislav-Kakhovka axis, three concrete pylons with high-voltage power lines were damaged,” Telegram said.
This is the first known power and water outage in Kherson. According to a representative of the region’s emergency services, quoted by Russian news agencies, “more than 10 places in the region” are also “without power”.
Hydroelectric power station Kakhovka “damaged”
60 km as the crow flies from Kherson, the Russian-controlled Kakhovka Dam was hit by another Ukrainian strike, again according to Russian occupation authorities. According to Russian authorities, six rockets were fired, five were shot down by Russian air defense systems and “one hit the dam’s lock”.
However, the strikes have not inflicted “critical damage” on this strategic infrastructure, one of the country’s largest dams, which supplies the annexed Crimea in particular, according to the representative of the Moscow-installed administration in Nova Kakhovka, the village where the dam is located. The threat of strikes on this strategic infrastructure has been hailed since October by Ukraine and Russia, who accuse each other of endangering the lives of “thousands” of residents.
Kyiv is preparing for a power outage
Questioned on national public television on Sunday, the mayor of Kyiv urged residents to “take their precautions” in the event of widespread power and water outages. “We are doing everything to prevent this, but our enemies are doing everything to ensure that the capital remains without heating, without electricity and without water,” added Vitali Klitschko.
“Additional restrictions” on electricity have been introduced in several regions, the national operator Ukrenergo announced on Saturday. These “emergency shutdowns” affected “all categories of consumers” in several regions, including Kyiv.