Most of Ukraine’s Chernihiv region has no power after Russian attack

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Yevheniia Yeremina, 89, stands in her kitchen using a gas stove to warm her apartment, which has no electricity and heating, in Kyiv on January 26. Russia has often attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure amid its invasion. Photo: AFP

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Most of Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region was ‌left without power on Saturday after a Russian drone attack, local governor Viacheslav Chaus said.

He ⁠said repair works were under way ‌to fix the damage. The region, which ‌borders Russia and Belarus, ⁠had ⁠a pre-war population of nearly ‌a million.

The regional capital, also called ‌Chernihiv, ‌was fully without power, ‌the city administration there ⁠said.

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Russia has conducted a vast ⁠bombardment campaign against Ukrainian energy facilities throughout the ‌war, ‌causing regular, hours-long blackouts across the country.

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Meanwhile, Moscow has thwarted protests over the blocking of the popular messaging app, Telegram, but frustration persists.

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In one Russian city, officials blocked a rally due to a “tree inspection”.

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