Power has been restored to 40,000 households amid an extremely difficult situation in Odesa Oblast after today's large-scale Russian attack. There have been no problems with bottled water or shortages of fuel in the oblast.

Source: Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration, on social media

Quote: "The situation in Odesa Oblast today remains extremely difficult, both in the city and in the region. Last night our region suffered one of the most massive attacks: the enemy launched a deliberate large-scale strike on civilian infrastructure and electricity transmission and distribution facilities.

The city of Odesa has been hit hardest, as a significant part of the region's population lives there. A detailed analysis of the damage is ongoing so that work to restore power supply can begin as soon as possible."

Details: On the morning of 13 December, Ukraine's Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko held a coordination meeting with the relevant ministers and the leadership of energy companies on dealing with the aftermath of the nighttime attack on Odesa Oblast.

Kiper said that repairs have started immediately with the help of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) and specialised services under the leadership of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

A round-the-clock emergency task force has been set up to deal with the aftermath. The first priority for energy workers across the oblast has been to restore power to critical infrastructure in order to get water and heating systems back up and running.

Kiper said that "we've found technical solutions that have allowed us to restore electricity for 40,000 households of Odesa Oblast".

Quote: "Energy workers are our true heroes. They are working in extremely difficult conditions, without a break, to return heat, light and water to people's homes as quickly as possible.

Water deliveries to city districts have already begun. In the near future, we plan to deploy another 32 invincibility centres where the need is greatest." [Invincibility centres are heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.]

More details: Kiper has thanked colleagues from other oblasts of Ukraine who have been providing the necessary assistance. He also emphasised that there have been no problems with bottled water in the oblast.

Quote: "The situation with fuel at petrol stations is stable. Supplies are being delivered in full, there are no shortages. Queues at some filling stations are caused solely by panic buying."

Background:

• On the night of 12-13 December, Russia carried out a large-scale combined attack on Odesa using attack drones and missiles. Ukrainian authorities reported damage to civilian, energy and industrial infrastructure facilities.
• A fire has broken out in grain silos as a result of a Russian attack on the port in Odesa, and the appropriate services are dealing with the aftermath of the attack.
• Services on a number of suburban train lines in Odesa Oblast have been temporarily cancelled, and the Odesa-Kyiv train has been delayed due to the attacks, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) reported.
• As of the morning of 13 December, consumers in Odesa, Chernihiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv oblasts have been left without electricity following the Russian nighttime attacks.
• On the evening of 12 December, Russia struck Odesa and the oblast with ballistic missiles and drones. A civilian ship in the port of Chornomorsk belonging to a Turkish company was damaged and one person was injured. Damage was also reported to civil and port infrastructure.

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