Power supply cut in Kostopil and surrounding districts due to strikes
On the night of November 12, Russian forces launched an attack on energy facilities and residential areas in the Rivne region. As a result of the shelling, the city of Kostopil and several settlements in the Rivne and Sarny districts were left without electricity. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine (Катерина Коваль) citing Рівненська ОВА, according to the portal PromPolitInform.
According to the head of the Rivne OVA Oleksandr Koval, the enemy targeted both energy infrastructure and civilian buildings. Preliminary reports indicate that there were no human casualties resulting from the attack.
Consequences of the nighttime shelling
To ensure the continuous operation of essential critical infrastructure, the region has begun switching to generator power. Specialists are working on assessing the damage and restoring the networks.
Situation in the region
The Rivne region has periodically been a target for Russian attacks in recent weeks. Notably, on the night of November 4, the region also faced attempted enemy strikes, which led to a fire in a private household in the Rivne district and the activation of air defense forces near the regional center.
Russian energy attacks
Destroying Ukraine’s energy capacity remains a priority task for the armed forces of Russia. For example, according to data from November 10, the occupiers carried out massive raids on energy infrastructure across eight regions, causing widespread power outages in six of them.
Illustrative photo: RBC-Україна
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