A fresh Russian strike on Ukraine’s Chernihiv border region on Monday disrupted power supply across northern areas, including the main town near the defunct Chornobyl nuclear plant, officials confirmed.

The local power company in the region, Chernihivoblenergo, said the latest assault targeted an energy site, but did not identify it.

Yuri Fomichev, the mayor of Slavutych, which lies 45 km (28 miles) west of the Chernobyl plant in Kyiv region, said on Telegram part of the town had lost power in the incident.

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The town’s water supply system had been switched to reserve power and heating was uninterrupted at sites providing essential services. Emergency crews were working on restoring power supplies.

The head of Kyiv region also said emergency crews were restoring power.

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