No electricity and water: there was a blackout in Belgorod, Russia

In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, the light went out due to «technological disturbances caused by external influence on the energy facility.»

«Belgordenergo» announced this, reports the Russian opposition publication Astra.

It is noted that the residents of the regional center reported the lack of light.

Also, according to Russian mass media, there are no traffic lights and problems with the Internet in Belgorod.

Beloblvodokanal also stated that due to the lack of electricity, there is no water in a number of settlements in the region.

We will remind, the energy company DTEK said that if Russia continues to attack Ukrainian power plants, then in the worst case, when winter comes, Ukrainians may spend up to 20 hours a day without electricity and heating.

Ukrenergo also emphasized that the situation with electricity in winter will be difficult.

Vitalii Kim, the head of Mykolaiv RMA, said in a comment to NikVesti that according to the new model of «Ukrenergo» for the distribution of electricity between regions, the regions will be de-energized according to queues, and not according to limits. However, the Mykolaiv region cannot avoid long-term blackouts, because it is located in the same energy system.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the Ministry of Energy and «Ukrenergo» should develop a resolution that would regulate «fair schedules of turning off the lights for consumers.»

The government explained that the outages will last until August-September. And in winter, a deficit in the energy system is predicted even at high temperatures.