During the last massive attack on November 15, the enemy focused on energy facilities in the western regions.
The Russians are trying different attack strategies on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, trying to do as much damage as possible at one time.
According to the correspondent of , the chairman of the board of “Ukrenergo” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi stated this at a briefing.
According to him, during the last massive attack on November 15, the enemy concentrated on energy facilities in the western regions.
“They try different strategies, so as to cause as much damage as possible at one time. In this case, they chose stations and substations in the western region. But this is not always the case. During other attacks, it can be other important energy districts,” he said. .
Kudrytskyi recalled that in early September, the enemy launched a massive attack on energy facilities in Kharkiv, later in Kyiv region and other regions.
“The geography of shelling is very wide,” he added.
A blow to the energy system of Ukraine:
On October 10, 2022, the Russian Federation launched attacks on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. In just one day, 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was damaged.
Since October 10, attacks on critical infrastructure facilities have not stopped.
The occupiers are hitting power stations, hydropower and heat generation facilities. Emergency power outages began across the country.
On November 15, Russia fired 100 missiles into the territory of Ukraine. It was the most massive shelling of Ukraine’s energy system since the beginning of the war.
On November 17, 2022, the Ministry of Energy announced that Russia is trying to stop Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
On November 17, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 10 million Ukrainians were left without electricity. On the same day, an anti-record for power outages was set in Kyiv.
On November 18, 2022, the KMDA advised Kyiv residents to stock up on water and food.
On November 19, DTEK urged Ukrainians to think about leaving the country for the winter in order to save energy.
On November 19, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that the occupiers had destroyed about 50% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
On the same day, November 19, it became known that Ukraine is testing receiving electricity from Europe.