Blackout in Russia: Belgorod region left without electricity and internet (video)
According to Russian journalists, the power in Belgorod region went out after a simultaneous attack by Ukrainian drones and explosions at substations. In addition, there are problems with water supply in the region.
In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, the power went out and there are problems with the Internet. The problems arose due to technological disruptions caused by “external influence on the power facility.” About it povidomili in “Belnovosti” with reference to the press service of “Belgorodenergo”.
“The power company has already started switching consumers’ power supply to backup schemes, and socially important facilities are being supplied with electricity from mobile backup sources,” Belgorodenergo said.
According to the company, power engineers are doing everything possible to restore electricity supply to consumers as soon as possible.
At the same time, a correspondent for the Russian RIA Novosti news agency noted that traffic lights were not working in Belgorod and that there were problems with the Internet.
According to Mash, up to 90% of the Belgorod region is without electricity. The journalists noted that this happened after a simultaneous attack by Ukrainian drones and explosions at substations.
“Up to 90% of the Belgorod region, including all of Belgorod, Stary Oskol and Volokonovka, is without electricity,” the journalists noted.
In addition, the Belgorod Region Vodokanal said that some settlements in the region do not have water due to emergency power outages at the water utility’s facilities. The facilities are currently being reconnected to backup power supplies.
“We expect to resume water supply in the near future, but the pressure in the system will be reduced,” the statement said.
On the night of June 24-25, UAVs massively attacked the Belgorod region. According to the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, a woman was injured in the attack.
On June 17, a fire broke out at a local warehouse in Belgorod. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, an electrical panel caught fire.
