Ukrainian commission to investigate causes of accident at Crimean power line

Ukraine has established a special commission that will investigate the causes of the emergency at the Kakhovka-Titan power transmission line, which supplies electricity to Crimea, the press service of the Kherson regional state administration said.

"A special commission, which will investigate the causes of damage to the Kakhovka-Titan power transmission line, was established on December 31. It includes representatives of law enforcement agencies and experts of the power utility Ukrenergo," TASS cited the statement.

The press service also said two districts in the Kherson region were temporarily connected to a backup power supply due to the accident. "As a result of the 220 kV Kakhovka-Titan power transmission line disconnection, the Kalanchaksky and Chaplinskiy districts of the Kherson region were temporarily connected to backup power supply," the Kherson regional state administration added.