Russian attack on the power grid leaves the entire Ukrainian city of Chernihiv without electricity

The Ukrainian city of Chernihiv was left completely without electricity on the morning of 7 November after an overnight Russian attack on energy infrastructure, according to the city council, as reported by the Ukrainian outlets UkrMedia and SUD.UA.

Because of the lack of power in the overhead line network, the city's electric transport was temporarily suspended, according to the council as quoted by UkrMedia. At the time of the announcement, it had not been specified how many households were affected or when supply would be restored. The distributor Chernihivoblenergo maintains hourly outage schedules that may change depending on the state of the power system.

The attack also affected other regions, according to SUD.UA. In the Zhytomyr region, the distributor Zhytomyroblenergo reported large-scale outages; in the Vinnytsia region, where one person was seriously injured, the city is keeping only one in every two street lamps on to reduce consumption. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko described the supply situation in the capital as extremely difficult, with effects on heating and water, according to the same outlet.

According to SUD.UA, power outage schedules of between 2 and 4 shifts apply throughout the day in Ukrainian regions. The Chernihiv region has suffered several days of attacks on its grid: on 5 November, equipment in the Chernihiv district was damaged, according to UkrMedia.