Over 3,800 houses in 13 settlements in the Odessa region are still without electricity, according to DTEK Odesa power grids company.
"By the evening, our emergency crews managed to restore power to 7,732 households affected by the bad weather. However, over 3,800 houses in 13 settlements in the region remain without electricity," say the energy providers.
As of 5:00 PM on Saturday, November 18, repair work is being carried out by 34 teams of energy workers. However, weather conditions continue to deteriorate, so there may be more power outages.
As of 5:00 PM on Saturday, November 18, specialists have already restored power to 2,101 households in the Odessa region that were affected by hostilities.
Earlier, the authorities reported that as a result of an attack by Russian drones in the Odesa region, an energy infrastructure object was hit, and one person was injured.
According to military sources, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 29 out of 38 drones in the sky over Ukraine overnight.