Power outage hits Kaliningrad and surrounding region, mobile internet also disrupted
Russia's Kaliningrad and several towns in the surrounding region lost electricity around midnight on 30 October, and mobile internet service was also disrupted. Local authorities have not named a cause or officially confirmed the incident.
Russia's Kaliningrad and several other towns in the surrounding region lost electricity at about midnight on 30 October. Residents also experienced disruptions to mobile internet. The report comes from the source Exilenova+ and was relayed by the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda.
Where the power went out
According to the source, several districts of Kaliningrad itself were left without power. Electricity was also lost in nearby towns: Gurievsk, Svetlogorsk, Pionersky, Yantarny, Gvardeysk and Bagrationovsk. The source adds that other settlements in the region were also without electricity, but it does not name them.
No official confirmation
So far, local authorities have not explained why the outage happened and have not officially confirmed the incident. It is therefore unknown whether the cause was a technical fault or something else. The source also does not say how long the disruption lasted or how many people were affected.
Details about the scale and causes are likely to be clarified once Kaliningrad region officials or power utilities comment on the situation. For now, the report rests on a single source, and the source text mentions no independent confirmation.
