Satellite imagery has shown how Ukraine has plunged into darkness after Russian missile strikes wrecked the country’s power grid.
Recent satellite imagery lays bare the scale of damage inflicted on Ukraine’s power grid by Russian attacks has plunged into darkness after Russian missile strikes wrecked the country’s power grid.and neighbouring European countries lighting up the night sky with power generated by their major population hubs.
Further strikes on the country’s infrastructure killed an additional 10 people this week and disconnected three Ukrainian nuclear power plants from the national grid. In the east of the country, where the bulk of the fighting has taken place, there appears to be a near-total blackout, with recently liberated cities such as Kherson and Kharkiv being almost total devoid of power.
The World Health Organisation has since warned of ‘life-threatening’ consequences if the grid is not fixed and estimated that millions could lose their homes as a result. In a recent update, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a third of houses in the area now have heating, but over half of the city’s residents remain without electricity.‘Energy companies are making every effort to return it as soon as possible’, he added.
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