KYIV, Ukraine, March 29, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine announced Friday it was introducing emergency blackouts in three regions of the country and urged consumers to limit electricity use after targeted Russian strikes damaged several power plants.

"Ukrenergo's dispatch centre is forced to apply emergency blackout schedules until the evening in the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kirovograd," the provider said in a statement, blaming "the massive Russian attack on Ukrainian power plants overnight."