"As of 7:00, as a result of complicating weather conditions (gusts of wind, thunderstorm) due to the operation of automatic protection systems for power transmission lines, 62 settlements in seven regions were de-energized," RIA Novosti reported.
In particular, in the Lviv region, 30 settlements were left without electricity, Kiev - 16, Sumy and Dnepropetrovsk - four each, Kirovograd and Donetsk - three each and Zaporozhye - two.
In May, it was reported that in the Nizhny Novgorod region more than 80 settlements, in which 21.5 thousand people live, were left without electricity due to strong winds.