Currently, 400 settlements in 10 regions remain without electricity in Ukraine due to difficult weather conditions.
What is known about the consequences of severe weather in Ukraine
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, harsh weather conditions are observed in most of Ukraine's territory.
He noted that the most challenging situation is in the south of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy emphasized that units of the National Police, the State Emergency Service, and communal services will work around the clock to eliminate the consequences of bad weather.
I am asking all citizens of Ukraine in areas where bad weather prevails: please be as careful as possible. If necessary, please contact the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the National Police, our other state and communal structures, the President emphasized.
According to him, the electricians will return the light to the blacked-out settlements at the first opportunity.
As of now, there are about 400 settlements in ten regions. In particular, operational headquarters have already been deployed and are operating in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, and Kyiv regions. Special equipment has been deployed on the roads where it is needed, Zelenskyy emphasized.
He thanked everyone involved now and will work tomorrow to protect against this lousy weather and return average life support to all Ukrainian communities as soon as possible.
What is known about the elimination of the consequences of bad weather in Ukraine by units of the State Emergency Service
According to the department's representatives, on Sunday, November 26, most rescuer units were involved in the Odesa, Kirovohrad, and Mykolaiv regions.
As a result of bad weather, 386 settlements in 10 regions were cut off across Ukraine.
As of 7 p.m. in the Odesa region, emergency services workers were involved 75 times in eliminating the consequences of bad weather. The work is carried out both in the city of Odesa and in the Odesa region.
In particular, 62 times, rescuers assisted in towing trucks and cars from difficult road sections and recovered 145 vehicles (including six buses and five ambulance cars).
In the Kirovohrad region, rescuers made 27 trips to eliminate the consequences of worsening weather conditions; 19 assisted in towing trucks and cars from difficult road sections and recovered 22 vehicles, of which there were 25 people.
Also, rescuers were involved in eliminating the consequences of road accidents and sawing and cleaning trees that fell on cars, roadways and sidewalks.
In the Mykolaiv Oblast, rescuers were involved 18 times in liquidation of the consequences of bad weather; 14 times they provided assistance in towing trucks and cars from difficult road sections and recovered 22 vehicles, in which there were 25 people; Trees that fell on roadways were cut and removed four times.
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