{"id":488487,"date":"2022-02-18T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=488487"},"modified":"2022-02-18T10:24:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T08:24:55","slug":"7-400-people-in-luhansk-region-without-power-no-cell-phone-coverage-after-russia-backed-militants-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/7-400-people-in-luhansk-region-without-power-no-cell-phone-coverage-after-russia-backed-militants-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"7,400 people in Luhansk region without power; no cell phone coverage after Russia-backed militants’ attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As of February 18, over 7,400 residents of the government-controlled part of the Luhansk region suffer from a power outage, as the network wires were damaged by shelling. Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai <\/a>announced this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, due to the ongoing shelling at night, the repair crews were able to start their work only in the morning. During the last day, Russia-backed militants violated the truce 60 times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the cellular communication of Vodafone and Kyivstar mobile operators has stopped working in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The reasons are still unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong>  Escalation in Donbas heightened: Militants attack more than 20 Kyiv-controlled settlements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 17, the situation in the Donbas conflict area worsened after a relative lull. As reported earlier, Russia-backed militants shelled a number of civilian facilities, including a school and a kindergarten. Russian occupation troops fired Stanytsia Luhanska, a Kyiv-controlled settlement in the Luhansk region, with heavy artillery weapons. The shells hit the building of a kindergarten<\/a>. Two civilians were injured. Local train station, as well as locomotive depot came under shelling too. The station and depot workers were not injured. One diesel locomotive was damaged. Depot buildings were targeted as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more details on the attacks here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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