Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov announced a drop in Internet traffic in Ukraine due to shelling of the energy infrastructure by the troops of the aggressor country Russia.
“Due to massive missile strikes by Russian terrorists, Internet traffic has been down in many regions. Emergency power outages. Communication towers and fixed-line operators switched to generators whenever possible. Mobile operators where the towers operate are overloaded with traffic,” Fedorov wrote on his Telegram channel on Wednesday evening.
He said that the team of the Ministry of Digital Transformation centrally helps organize the delivery of diesel fuel to operators and providers, as well as in solving other operational problems.
“A challenge that no country has seen in the field of telecommunication. As in other industries. We will overcome it. We clearly know what to do. We are working,” the Deputy Prime Minister stressed.
On the night of October 27, Russian invaders damaged energy infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv region, a number of critical facilities were put out of action, head of the Kyiv regional military administration Oleksiy Kuleba said.
“It is necessary to prepare for emergency power outages for an indefinite period. Specialists are taking the necessary measures to eliminate the consequences of the shelling. Everyone is working in their places non-stop,” Kuleba wrote on his Telegram channel.
He urged residents of the region to consume electricity moderately, especially during peak hours.
“This is a forced step to stabilize the situation,” the head of the OVA stressed.
