Power outages began in Moldova after the Russian strikes on Ukraine
Moldovan mass media report that residents of the Brychan district of Moldova heard the sounds of two explosions coming from the Vinnytsia region.
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Moldovan state power grid operator Moldelectrica said that power outages began in Moldova. Consumers may be temporarily disconnected from the power grid. The information appeared on the company's Facebook page.
“Moldelectrica informs about failures in the electrical system. There are chances of a blackout,” the message says.
In addition, on the Telegram channel Moldova Liberă previously reported that power outages are observed throughout the country.
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The channel also reported , that residents of the Brychan district of Moldova (bordering Ukraine to the north) heard explosions coming from the Vinnytsia region.
“We are receiving a large number of reports that the locals clearly heard the sounds of two loud explosions,” — it is stated in the message.
Moldelectrica
Moldelectrica is a Moldovan state enterprise that provides centralized operational and dispatch management of the Moldovan energy system. It is engaged in the management of the technological modes of operation of Molodovy electric power facilities, and is also responsible for the operation of intersystem connections from the transit of electricity in parallel with the energy systems of other countries, in particular Ukraine. On November 23, Moldova already had problems with electricity supply. This was announced by the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Deputy Prime Minister Andrii Spinu. In addition, there were problems after the Russian attack on Ukraine and on November 15.
Also, the president of Moldova, Maya Sandu, said that Moldova's vulnerability could weaken the security of Ukraine, as well as the whole of Europe. The Kremlin wants a new stream of refugees fleeing the cold to enter the EU. Sandu said that Ukraine and Moldova need to be able to heat the houses of their citizens, otherwise another stream of refugees fleeing the cold will rush to Western countries. electricity and water supply, a black column of smoke rose over the city, and in the Zaporizhzhia region, the Russians hit a residential quarter, there are casualties.