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Ukraine's Energy Company Says Power Restored To Some Areas Of Country


A bartender pours a drink by candlelight during a power cut at a bar in the center of Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
A bartender pours a drink by candlelight during a power cut at a bar in the center of Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Ukrainian national energy company Ukrenerho says its specialists have restored power to about 70 percent of consumers in a number of regions in central Ukraine. Ukrenerho repair crews are inspecting high-voltage lines in the Kherson region, the company's press service said on November 17. It said the speed of work is held back by mines. The company noted that on November 15 Russian rockets damaged 15 energy facilities, and as a result thousands of kilometers of main high-voltage lines are not working. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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