Residents of Odesa region promised not to turn off electricity for at least a day

Electricity distribution operator DTEK Odesa Power Grids said it does not plan to cut power on December 17 in Odesa region, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovs'k.

No blackouts are planned for Kyiv region.

According to DTEK, over the past week, power companies have restored electricity supply to more than 30,000 families.

The day before, DTEK Odesa Power Grids, the electricity distribution operator, announced the introduction of unified stabilization outage schedules in Odesa region and other regions of Ukraine.

Odesa region has returned to the stabilization blackout schedules after the emergency blackouts caused by the shelling of energy facilities on December 13.

On the morning of December 13, a series of powerful explosions occurred in Odesa. Russians attacked the city with missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force warned that a cruise missile was heading toward Odesa. A few minutes later, there was information about another group of cruise missiles heading toward the city.

Russian troops launched a massive attack on Ukrainian energy sector that day. The strike was accompanied by a large-scale drone attack - almost 200 drones. This was one of the largest attacks during the war, aimed at critical energy infrastructure.

The strike was accompanied by a large-scale drone attack - almost 200 drones. This attack was one of the largest during the war, aimed at damaging critical energy infrastructure.

The President of Ukraine condemned Russia's actions, calling it a terrorist method of warfare aimed at destroying civilian infrastructure and intimidating millions of people. According to him, such strikes are possible thanks to the Kremlin's financial resources, in particular, oil export revenues. He called on the international community to respond with a tough and massive response, emphasizing that only such a reaction can stop the aggressor.

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink also responded to the morning's massive Russian attack. She said that the Russians were targeting energy systems, transportation networks and key facilities across Ukraine.

Кирило Бойко