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About 500,000 DPR residents left without power after Ukrainian drone attack

Moscow, Nov 17 (UNI) The Ukrainian armed forces damaged the energy infrastructure in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) with drones at night, cutting electricity for about 500,000 people in Donetsk and other cities, DPR head Denis Pushilin said on Monday.
"Last night, the enemy attempted to damage the energy infrastructure using armed drones. As [Makiivka] result, about 500,000 residents in Donetsk, Makeyevka [Makiivka], Gorlovka [Horlivka], Yasinovataya [Yasynuvata] were left without power," Pushilin said on Telegram.
Power crews responded immediately to restore the electricity supply, the governor said, adding that power has been fully restored in Gorlovka and partially in Donetsk and Makeyevka.
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