Recover Ukraine's Electric Supply After The Russian Attack, President Zelensky: We Do Everything

Winter illustration in Ukraine during the electricity supply affected by the Russian attack. Wikimedia Commons/Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast)

JAKARTA - Emergency service officers continue to work to address electricity shortages in many parts of Ukraine following the Russian attack, particularly the Odesa port in the Black Sea, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.

"Currently, some supplies in Odesa and other cities and districts in the region can be partially restored," President Zelensky said in his evening video address.

"We are doing everything we can to reach the maximum possible number in conditions that developed after the Russian attack."

Russian troops used Iranian-made drones to attack two energy plants in Odesa on Saturday, turning off power to about 1.5 million customers, almost all non-critical infrastructure inside and around ports.

President Zelensky said Odesa was "one of the areas with the most power outages".

Other areas experiencing "very difficult" conditions with electricity supply include the capital Kyiv and the province of Kyiv as well as four regions in western Ukraine and the Dniprop layoff region in the middle of the country.

"The job of restoring electricity to the general public is done constantly," President Zelensky said.

Since October, Russia has targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure with a large wave of missile and drone attacks.

It is known that Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February in what Moscow calls a "special military operation", to eliminate what it says is a potential threat to its own security.

Meanwhile, Ukraine and its allies accuse Russia of baseless war, of seizing territory from its pro-Western neighbor.