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Locals oppose over power cuts in southern Russian city

Citizens angry over recent power cuts in southern Russia staged a rare public protest on Saturday in the city of Krasnodar, posts on social networks stated, as the local governor blamed a heatwave for causing the blackouts.

The south of Russia has actually been affected by unusually hot weather condition that has actually triggered mass power blackouts in a number of areas and caused the shutdown previously this week of among four power units at the Rostov nuclear reactor, the area's largest.

The unit has been put back into operation since then.

There has been irregular heat in the Krasnodar area for a. week now. The load on the energy system is enormous. I understand and. comprehend all the indignation of locals due to power. outages, Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of Krasnodar region,. said on the Telegram messaging app.

He stated power capacities were not currently enough to. fulfill peak demand during the hot summer season.

One video posted on the Baza Telegram channel appeared to. reveal police making at least 2 arrests during Saturday's. protest.

Russian authorities have actually secured down on any demonstration. activity, specifically politically laced dissent, since the start. of the conflict with Ukraine in February 2022, and public. protests are really uncommon provided the risk of arrest.

(source: Reuters)