Snowstorm kills at least 5, injures 19 in Ukraine

A severe snowstorm hit Ukraine overnight Monday, causing traffic disruptions and power outages in 17 regions, Xinhua reported citing the authorities.

More than 1,500 settlements in the country have been left without electricity as strong winds damaged power grids, the country's Energy Ministry said on social media platforms.

The southern Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, the central Dnipropetrovsk region, and the northern Kyiv region were affected the most by the blizzard, said the ministry.

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