Electricity in Mykolaiv region is supplied by turns: three hours with electricity, three hours without

In Mykolaiv region, electricity is supplied by turns — three hours of power supply, three hours of no power supply. Critical infrastructure is currently powered without interruptions.

This was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, Vitalii Kim, on the air of «Espresso online».

«Right now, Mykolaiv region looks like this: three hours of power, three hours of no power. We have some territorial communities that are still disconnected, we are working with them according to the training we have conducted and are providing additional generators,» said Vitalii Kim.

According to him, the critical infrastructure of Mykolaiv region is currently operating without interruptions.

«Our critical infrastructure has been powered, it is working without interruptions, and power engineers are working to restore it. I can't comment on what hit or didn't hit. I can only say that we expect improvements in energy security today,» added Vitalii Kim.

Shelling of Mykolaiv region on 13 December: what is known

At night and in the early hours of 13 December, Russian troops attacked critical and industrial infrastructure in Mykolaiv and the region. As a result of the shelling, settlements in Bashtanka and Mykolaiv districts were left without electricity. Restoration works are currently underway.

Later it became known that five people were injured in the Russian attack in Mykolaiv on 13 December. Critical and industrial infrastructure, as well as the private sector, were damaged.

According to Vitalii Kim, three people were hospitalised — a 43-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a 16-year-old teenager. They are in moderate condition. Two more people were treated on an outpatient basis.

Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych added that it was one of the most massive attacks in Mykolaiv and the region in recent times.

As of the morning of 14 December, it became known that three private houses in Mykolaiv were destroyed as a result of a massive combined Russian attack, and 78 other houses were damaged.

Yesterday, Vitaliy Kim said that the power supply in Mykolaiv region would be restored in two stages:

1. Temporary electricity restoration will last 3-4 hours.

2. Full restoration of the grids and return of power supply to «as it was before» is expected within two days.