Russian Officials Blame Ukraine for Power Cuts in Occupied South

More than 200,000 homes in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine ‍were left without power ⁢following ⁤a Ukrainian army attack, the Moscow-installed authorities said Sunday.

“Following ‌an enemy attack ⁣on the regionS energy ⁤infrastructure, a large part of the Zaporizhzhia region has been left without electricity,” Moscow-installed⁤ official Yevgeny Balitsky said on Telegram.

According to Balitsky, the attack cut power⁢ to 213,000 ​customers and 386 localities in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-installed governor of⁤ the neighboring Kherson region,​ said ⁢on Saturday evening ⁤that a Ukrainian strike had hit an electrical substation, causing​ outages in 14 towns and 450 villages.

He​ later said that‍ emergency repair work ​had‍ restored power.

Russia has hit Ukraine with daily drone and missile barrages in recent months, targeting⁣ energy infrastructure and cutting power and heating in the ⁤frigid depths⁢ of winter.

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