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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Samantha Lock, Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv, and agencies

Occupied Kherson loses power, as Kyiv mayor urges residents to prepare for total blackouts

Olga and her husband Victor camp out in their basement in northern Kherson, Ukraine, as the region was cut off from water and electricity supplies on Sunday.
Olga and her husband, Victor, camp out in their basement in northern Kherson, Ukraine. The region was cut off from water and electricity supplies on Sunday. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA

The occupied city of Kherson has lost power for the first time since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, as Kyiv’s mayor told residents to consider leaving the capital in the event of a complete blackout.

In a statement on Telegram, the Russian-controlled Kherson administration said electricity and water supplies were down after a “terrorist attack” damaged three power lines on the Berislav-Kakhovka highway in an occupied part of the region.

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