Berdyansk blackout follows substation fire as Ukraine endures freezing winter
TL;DR
BBC Verify Live reports a fire at the Morozovskaya substation in Berdyansk has caused a widespread outage in the occupied city and surrounding areas, with Berdyansk, Vasylivka and Prymorsk left without electricity. The outage comes amid ongoing Russian strikes that have disrupted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and left Kyiv’s residents facing -15°C temperatures, while Zelensky has declared an energy emergency as winter intensifies the power crisis.
- Ukraine substation fire leaves city without power in freezing temperatures BBC
- Russia Knocks Out the Heat in Ukraine The New York Times
- With the Power Out, Kyiv’s Residents Confront Cold as a Weapon of War Bloomberg.com
- Ukrainians endure freezing temperatures at home as crews rush to restore power AP News
- Ukraine has fuel reserves for more than 20 days, energy minister says Reuters
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