"… russian troops carried out another strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. As a result of the attack, the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts are almost completely without power. Critical infrastructure is operating on backup power", - the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported on the night of January 7–8.
It should be noted that at night, after the power outage, messages appeared online stating that electricity in Dnipro would be restored in 1.5 years, as many residents allegedly received exactly this information in messages from DTEK, and it could also be seen on the energy company’s website. Later, information appeared on the DTEK website stating that a technical error had occurred.
“The Dnipropetrovsk oblast: information about the return of electricity in 2027 is an error. A technical failure occurred in the dispatch system. We apologize for confusing you”, - DTEK wrote.
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov writes that “in any case, all city hospitals have now been fully switched to generators. There are necessary water reserves. The treatment process is not stopping. Wastewater disposal is also maintained by alternative power sources. School holidays have been extended for another two days”.
In Zaporizhzhia, it was possible to restore electricity supply to some key facilities already at night, on January 8. At 1:09 a.m., the head of the ZOMA, Ivan Fedorov, stated that “key facilities” had been energized.
“Work continues on supplying electricity primarily to critical infrastructure facilities”, - the head of the ZOMA wrote.
Earlier, the resumption of centralized water supply in the city was announced. Water supply is being restored gradually to avoid accidents.