According to preliminary data, the pylon was blown up / Investigator.org.ua
According to preliminary data, the pylon of the Kakhovska-Tytan power transmission line leading from mainland Ukraine to Crimea was blown up.
The police inspect the damaged concrete pylon of Kakhovska-Tytan transmission line near the village of Bohdanivka in Kakhovka district. According to the preliminary conclusions of a bomb squad, the pylon was damaged in an explosion, as reported by the press service of National police in Kherson region.
"The information on the incident was out in the Unified Register of pre-trial investigations. Criminal proceedings under Part 2 Art. 194-1 (intentional damage to power facilities) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine have been opened,” according to the statement. The perpetrators may face up to ten years in prison for such offense, say the law enforcers.
Read alsoFall of electricity pylon in Kherson region causes new blackout in CrimeaFirst reports on a new termination of power supply to the annexed Crimea appeared at about 22:00 on Wednesday. Ukrenergo confirmed an unscheduled outage was behind the failure of the only operating transmission line supplying the power to Crimea. In the early hours of Thursday, it became clear that one of the pylons had been downed.