Ukraine had been part of a common power grid with Russia, Belarus and Moldova but joined a European grid after the war began.
Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Farid Safarov said in an interview published by the Kyiv Post on Tuesday that Ukraine was part of a common power grid with Russia, Belarus and Moldova, but plans were in place to separate Ukraine's energy system from Russia and Belarus and test it independently on February 24.
Ukraine began that testing process at 2 a.m. February 24. Just two hours later, Putin launched his war against Ukraine, Safarov told the Post. "The Russians believed that by doing this, they would manage to bring down Ukraine's energy system," Safarov said. Electrical workers from a team brought in from Odessa and wearing bulletproof vests and helmets prepare to start work to repair a destroyed high-voltage power line on December 1, 2022, in Kherson, Ukraine. In inset, Russian President Vladimir Putin talks during the awarding ceremony at the We Are Together Youth Forum, on December 5, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.
Russia has carried out several series of attacks across Ukraine since October after Putin blamed Ukraine for an explosion that damaged the
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