Ukraine has nearly completed repairs to its power systems following Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure last winter, and is ready for the coming winter, a senior energy official said on September 13. "We have installed all the equipment we planned and we are ready for the winter loads," Volodymyr Kudrytskiy, head of the state-owned Ukrenerho power grid operator, told national television. Russia's campaign of frequent missile and drone attacks resulted in power cuts and scheduled blackouts to limit energy use, leaving towns and cities in darkness for hours at a time over winter. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.
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