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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Pavel Polityuk

Ukraine faces 'significant' power shortages after Russian attacks

FILE PHOTO: A vendor waits for customers in a small store that is lit with candles during a power outage after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Odesa, Ukraine December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Smolientsev/File Photo

Ukraine enforced new emergency power cuts on Thursday as it tried to repair energy infrastructure damaged in Russian air strikes which the national grid operator said had caused significant supply shortages.

Russia pummelled power facilities across Ukraine in the latest big wave of attacks on Monday at a time of the year when energy consumption usually rises because winter is setting in.

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