In Ukraine, due to unfavorable weather conditions yesterday and overnight in 13 regions, 381 settlements lost power, and traffic was limited in 6 regions.

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Due to unfavorable weather conditions (heavy snowfalls, blizzards) due to the activation of power line protection systems in 13 regions, 381 settlements were cut off from power. As of this morning, 109 settlements remained without electricity in the Kyiv region, in Vinnytsia - 95 settlements, Poltava - 55 settlements, Zhytomyr - 29 settlements, Cherkassy - 25 settlements, Chernivtsi - 20 settlements, Ternopil - 17 settlements, Khmelnytskyi - 12 settlements, Ivano-Frankivsk - 10 settlements, Volynskaya - 3 settlements, Lviv - 3 settlements, Rivne - 2 settlements and in the Dnepropetrovsk region there is 1 settlement, reports Interfax-Ukraine . Emergency crews from regional power companies have been involved in the work to restore power supply to populated areas.

Due to bad weather, traffic in 6 regions of the country is also limited, writes RBC-Ukraine . “Traffic is limited due to difficult weather conditions: intense snowfalls, snow drifts, heavy rains and wind. The traffic police, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and road and utility workers are working in an intensive mode, the traffic police press service reports. In particular, in Kyiv, restrictions apply for transit freight transport.

Area restrictions:

Kyiv region

Highway N-01 Kyiv - Znamenka, 52 km for freight transport. In addition, on sections of highways: Kyiv - Chop 22, 31, 41, 52 km; Kyiv - Chernigov 25 km; Kyiv - Sumy 28 km, the movement of freight transport is difficult. Traffic police officers carry out regulatory and administrative actions. Emergencies Ministry units and heavy equipment are working.

Lviv region

- Highway R-39 Brody - Ternopil, - 21-30 km - for all types of transport;

- Highway O-140103 Yasenevo - Zolochev 7th km for freight transport;

Vinnytsia region

For freight and passenger transport:

- Highway M-12 Stryi - Ternopil - Kirovograd - Znamenka 377 - 367 km;

- Highway M-21 Zhytomyr - Mogilev-Podolsky 98 - 103 km;

- Highway R-17 Belaya Tserkov - Tetiev - Lipovets - Gumennye 135 - 151 km;

- Highway R-31 Berdichev - Khmilnik - Litin to the highway M-12 58 - 60 km;

- Highway P-32 Kremenets - Belaya Tserkov - Rzhishchev, 200 - 205 km.

Ivano-Frankivsk region

For freight transport:

- Highway R-24 Tatariv - Kolomyia - Borshchev - Kamenets-Podolsky 157 - 172 km;

- Highway R-20 Talalaevka - Tyaziv, 0 -73 km.

Khmelnitsky region

At the stationary traffic police post of the State Traffic Inspectorate No. 4 (Voitovtsy), located at km 214 of the M-12 Stryi - Ternopil - Kirovograd - Znamenka highway, the storage of large and heavy transit vehicles not equipped with anti-skid devices has been organized.

Ternopil region

Restriction on the movement of freight vehicles not equipped with anti-skid devices on all highways of state importance that pass through the territory of the region.

Due to snow drifts on certain sections of the T-20-13 Pochaev - Sobranie highway (5 - 22 km, 23 - 28 km, 44 - 50 km, 52.-56 km), vehicle traffic has been stopped or closed.

Ukraine is covered in snow

Ukraine is covered in snow