“Among other things, Ukraine’s partnership with European countries was discussed in order to increase opportunities for importing electricity, in particular, for business”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“There were reports from the Ministry of Energy, Naftogaz and all key participants in the industry. They talked about the progress of recovery after the Russian shelling on November 17 and the further protection of all critical objects. Gas infrastructure and generation: nuclear, hydro-, thermal, etc.,” says the message published in his telegram
Also, according to him, the partnership of Ukraine with European countries was discussed in order to increase opportunities for electricity import, in particular, for business.
“There was a report by the Air Force regarding covering critical infrastructure objects from the sky. We take the most effective experience of echeloning air defense assets and spread it to other regions,” he noted.
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In addition to energy, Zelenskyi said, the meeting heard the report of the Ministry of Defense on contracting and advances for Ukrainian manufacturers of weapons, shells, missiles, and drones, the results for 2024 and planning for 2025.
On the night of November 17, Russian troops launched a massive combined strike against the facilities of the energy sector of Ukraine, using, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 120 missiles and 90 unmanned aerial vehicles. After this attack, for the first time in the last few months, Ukraine began to apply blackout schedules that had not been in effect since the summer.
According to the Ministry of Energy, since October 2022, Russia has carried out more than a thousand strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities, this year alone 9 GW of generating capacity was lost due to strikes.