Russian drone attack disrupts power supply to parts of Ukraine's Sumy region


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  • Monday, 06 May 2024

KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian drone attack cut power to more than 400,000 consumers in parts of Ukraine's northeast region of Sumy, officials said on Monday, after Kyiv said its air defence forces downed 12 attack drones in the region overnight.

Work to restore electricity continued into the morning as 91 settlements out of the 1,325 impacted remained without power in the region, national grid operator Ukrenergo said on Telegram messaging app.

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