Donetsk, Jul 1 – DAN. Ukrainian shelling leaves 15 townships in southern DPR without power, the Ministry of Coal and Energy said.

"Residents of 15 townships in southern DPR are without electricity due to shelling by Ukrainian armed formations. The massive attack was launched on July 1," the Ministry's press service said.

Two 35kV high voltage power lines, Telmanovo-Yuzhnaya and Novoazovskaya-Krasnoarmeiskaya have been damaged, leaving nearly 2,000 customers and 10 social infrastructural objects without power.

The shelling took place at around 2 a.m. *ot