Key facts
- Konotop has been without power for four days as of Oct. 27.
- Russian drone strikes on Oct. 24 damaged the city's electrical grid.
- Hospital and schools in Konotop have been damaged.
- Water is rationed to six hours per day in Konotop.
The Ukrainian city of Konotop, in Sumy Oblast, is experiencing its fourth consecutive day without electricity following Russian drone attacks on Oct. 24, according to Mayor Artem Semenikhin. The strikes caused significant damage to the city's electrical grid, and there are currently no forecasts for when power will be restored. Schools have been damaged, and the city hospital is operating on generators. Water supplies are also heavily rationed, available only for six hours daily. Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as part of its winter offensive, impacting hundreds of thousands of citizens across the country.