3 Feb 2014 11:00

Power supply being restored in Crimea, five Ukrainian regions

KYIV. Feb 3 (Interfax) - Rescuers and regional electrical companies are restoring power supply in the Crimea and another five Ukrainian regions.

Power supply in the Lviv region was restored within the past 24 hours, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said.

As of Monday morning, power outage continued in 178 populated localities, 66 of them in the Odesa region, 40 in the Mykolayiv region and 26 in the Crimea.

Repair work is in progress in 41 populated areas in the Kherson region, three in the Donetsk region and two in the Chernivtsi region.