Ukraine Reimposes Power Rationing as Cold Snap Compounds Russian Strikes
A worker at a thermal power plant, extensively damaged after a Russian missile strike, at an undisclosed location, in Ukraine, in April.
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Ukraine reimposed electricity rationing for households and industry as a dip in temperatures heaps pressure on a power system pounded by Russian missile strikes.
Kremlin forces have resumed what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as “massive” attacks on his nation’s energy facilities. The effect from the strikes has been exacerbated by temperatures several degrees below typical levels for May, which NPC Ukrenergo said resulted in a “significant” electricity supply deficit and compelled the grid operator to enact emergency power cuts countrywide Tuesday evening.