• 01/18/2025

Russian drone crashes into energy facility in Sumy Oblast, cutting power to 185 settlements

Pravda Ukraine

A Russian drone has crashed on the territory of a critical infrastructure facility in Sumy Oblast, leaving 185 settlements cut off from the power grid.

Source: press service for Sumy Oblast Military Administration

Details: “A Russian drone crashed on the territory of a critical infrastructure facility of the Putyvl hromada today, on 13 January,” the press service said. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

The incident resulted in 185 settlements in the Konotop and Sumy districts being left without power supply.

The press service stated that emergency repairs are underway, with critical infrastructure and life support systems currently running on backup power.

Background: Rolling power cuts have been introduced in Zhytomyr Oblast.

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