site.btaPower Supply Rationed across Ukraine in Wake of Russian Attacks on Energy System

Power supply is being rationed across the whole of Ukraine following Russian attacks on the country's power system, Ukrainian state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo said on Telegram. On August 26, Ukraine experienced the largest missile and drone attack on its energy system since the war began, the operator said. Repair teams are working continuously to restore power to Ukrainian homes. Power usage restrictions have been imposed across all regions.

Ukrenergo said that 543 settlements are either fully or partially without electricity. Four stages of rolling blackouts will be implemented nationwide in intervals from 6:00 to 11:00 am and from 3:00 to 9:00 pm, resulting in up to 12 hours of power outages daily.

The Ukrainian power system is recovering from nine major Russian attacks, and power deficits persist. Emergency and planned repairs are ongoing at power facilities. Rolling blackouts to stabilize the Odesa grid are in place, alternating three hours of power supply with six hours of blackouts. Generators power shops, service spots, pharmacies, restaurants, and cafes in Odesa, and their noise can be heard throughout the city.

The 2001 census showed there were 204,000 Bulgarians in Ukraine. They are mainly situated in the Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Kirovohrad regions. Bulgarians are the third largest ethnic group in the Odesa region, numbering over 150,000. Some 50,000 to 60,000 reside in the city of Odesa, with the largest concentrations in the Bolhrad, Izmail, and Belgorod-Dnestrovsky districts.

A total of 27,764 Bulgarians reside in the Zaporizhzhia region, primarily in the Prymorskyi, Melitopol, Berdyansk, and Pryazovske districts, which have been under occupation since the conflict began. The initial Bulgarian settlers from Bessarabia arrived in the Pryazovske region between 1861 and 1862.

The oldest resettlement of Bulgarians is within the borders of modern Kirovohrad region, including urban-type settlement Ol'shanka, and Dobroye and Stan'kova villages, dating back to 1774. The Kirovohrad region is home to 2,305 Bulgarians, primarily in the Ol'shanka district.

The Bulgarian community in the Mykolaiv region consists of 5,600 people, mainly in the Ternivka neighbourhood on the outskirts of Mykolaiv. The first Bulgarian settlers founded Ternivka near Mykolaiv in 1802.