At night in 63 settlements as a result of a snowfall and gusts of wind the system of protection of power lines has worked. As reported by the press service of the State Service for Emergency Situations, there was a de-energization in the Poltava region in 46 settlements.

In the Sumy region, without light, there were seven settlements, in Kirovograd - five, Cherkassy - four and Dnepropetrovsk region was de-energized one settlement.

At the moment, brigades of oblenergos are involved in the restoration of electricity supply to settlements, - assured the State Emergency Service.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in Ukraine on Thursday, January 18, due to the movement of the active cyclone from the Balkans in most northern, central and southern regions of the country are expected to difficult weather conditions.

According to the Ukrainian hydrometeorological center in Odessa, Nikolaev, Kirovograd, Cherkassy, ??Poltava, Kiev, Chernigov and Sumy regions, heavy wet snow is expected, sometimes with rain, snowstorms, in some places very strong precipitation, sticking of wet snow, in the southern and central regions by ice, the rest of the territory a little wet snow. On the icy roads.