“The situation is difficult, the scale of the accident is significant, it is impossible to quickly restore power supply, especially to critical infrastructure,” Schimmel wrote in a telegram.
He said the substation in the Odessa region had previously been damaged several times by Russian missile attacks, and that the energy minister was going to the regional capital to oversee repairs, along with the CEO of the national grid operator.
Shimhal said authorities are now working to restore power supply to critical infrastructure and apartment blocks, where electricity is needed to heat homes.