Power outages in Ukraine may decrease in a month, official says
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Power outages in Ukraine may decrease in a month, official says

Power outage in Ukraine

According to the deputy head of the Ministry of Energy, Mykola Kolisnyk, power outages in Ukraine may decrease in about a month.

Points of attention

  • It is predicted that power outages in Ukraine may decrease in a month.
  • The stability of the power system is under threat due to constant shelling of civilian energy infrastructure facilities and electricity consumption.
  • Cooperation with foreign partners helps speed up repair work on damaged energy infrastructure facilities.
  • The projected reduction in electricity consumption after the end of the heat wave may lead to a reduction in power curtailment schedules.
  • Rational energy consumption is important for balancing the energy system and preventing blackouts in the future.

What affects the volume of blackouts in Ukraine

Kolisnyk emphasised that the current situation with power outages is affected not only by the criminal army of the Russian Federation shelling energy facilities but also by the abnormal heat that has set in most of the country.

Today, the key factor affecting the stability of the energy system is that we live despite constant shelling of civilian energy infrastructure facilities. This is a constant risk of power outages, — notes the deputy head of the Ministry of Energy.

Kolisnyk added that Ukraine cooperates with foreign partners to speed up repair work on energy infrastructure facilities damaged by the Russian occupiers.

It is also the acquisition of equipment from our partner countries so that the repair campaign at the generation facilities and distribution facilities took place on time and quickly, and we were able to provide consumers with the most available electricity as quickly as possible. At the same time, this is also a question of rational consumption. After all, by consuming economically, you help to balance the energy system, — explains a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Energy.

How heat affects the duration of blackouts in Ukraine

At the same time, he added that one of the factors influencing the increased consumption is the weather.

We understand that the weather is one of the factors. It's hot today. It affects increased consumption. We understand that the predicted heat in a month or a half will no longer be at such peak temperatures. Accordingly, this will have a greater impact on the stabilization of work and the possibility of reducing consumption, and, accordingly, on the reduction of hourly electricity supply limitation schedules, — emphasised Kolisnyk.

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Syria's new government made an unexpected demand to Putin

Syria's new government is not going to obey Russia
Source:  Reuters

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's team held talks with Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, during which they demanded that the Kremlin extradite former dictator Bashar al-Assad and compensate for the damages caused.

Points of attention

  • The Russian naval base in Tartus and the Khmeimim air base in Syria are strategically important facilities for the Kremlin.
  • The fall of the Assad regime creates uncertainty regarding Russia's future presence in Syria.

Syria's new government is not going to obey Russia

According to anonymous sources, the new Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is demanding that Moscow hand over former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia when he was overthrown by Shaaraa's rebels.

Moreover, official Damascus is calling on the Kremlin, which supported Assad during the Syrian civil war, to restore trust through "concrete measures such as compensation, reconstruction and recovery."

According to journalists, when asked to confirm whether Moscow was demanded to extradite dictator Bashar Assad and pay compensation, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment.

Russia's illegitimate president, Vladimir Putin, whose soldiers and air force have supported Assad for years against Syrian rebels, intends to retain his naval base in Tartus and the Khmeimim air base near the port city of Latakia.

What is important to understand is that the loss of these facilities will be a critical blow to the Kremlin's ability to extend its power in the region.

British intelligence assessed the situation in Syria

According to British intelligence, after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria, uncertainty reigned regarding the future presence of the aggressor country, Russia, in the eastern Mediterranean.

In addition, it is noted that the Russian Standing Mediterranean Task Force does not have access to its naval base in Tartus for maintenance and logistical support.

The British Ministry of Defense draws attention to the fact that there is no comparable alternative base for the Russian task force in the region.

The future of Russian bases in Syria remains unclear as long as political uncertainty prevails in the country, according to the British Ministry of Defense.

British intelligence officials warn that the aggressor country will still do everything possible to maintain its presence in the Mediterranean.

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