All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, leaving 1.5 million people without power, officials said on Saturday. READ:
A STREET VENDOR waits for customers in a dark underpass during emergency power blackout in the city center of Odesa, Ukraine on Nov. 24. — REUTERS/STR/NURPHOTO
“Unfortunately, the hits were critical, so it takes more than just time to restore electricity… It doesn’t take hours, but a few days, unfortunately.” Mr. Bratchuk said an earlier Facebook post by the region’s administration, advising some people to consider evacuating, was being investigated by Ukraine’s security services as “an element of the hybrid war” by Russia.“Not a single representative of the authorities in the region made any calls for the evacuation of the inhabitants of Odesa and the region,” Mr. Bratchuk said.
Kyiv says Russia has launched hundreds of Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones at targets in Ukraine, describing the attacks as war crimes due to their devastating effect on civilian life. Moscow says its attacks are militarily legitimate and that it does not target civilians.
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