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LVIV, UkraineFebruary 5 (Reuters) – Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky repair crews worked around the clock to restore electrical systems at the Black Sea port of Odessa after a fire left hundreds of thousands of residents without power on Sunday.
A massive power outage – even if it is fire-related – Russia since focusing on attacking energy infrastructure as part of the intervention in Ukraine in October of Ukraine is one of many incidents that hit the power grid.
“Repair works are going on day and night. At present, the situation is such that hundreds of thousands of people are left without electricity in Odessa region”, – Zelensky he said in a video message at night.
Zelensky said that Ukraine such disruptions in their cities “couldn’t have happened” before Russian attacks on energy production sites began within weeks, some with dozens of missiles at once.
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Zelensky did not say how long the repairs would take, but Ukrainian officials have previously said it could take weeks.
Reporting by Ron Popeski and Nick Starkov; Edited by Lisa Shumaker
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2023-02-06 06:06:51
Source – reuters
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