“According to Zelensky, the most difficult situation with energy in frontline communities and near the border with Russia”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“I spent the bet today. The number one question is protection and recovery of energy. There were reports on repair work in the regions after Russian blows. The most difficult situation in the frontline communities and near the border with Russia – where Russian shock drones and rockets in Russian shock and alarm and shelling continue almost constantly, ”he wrote in the telegram.
But despite all the threats, he said, and in such communities work to restore energy supply and provide emergency opportunities to support people.
On the night of October 10, Russian troops struck a combined blow to the territory of Ukraine. According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces, the enemy used 32 missiles and 465 UAVs of different types. According to Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko, it was one of the biggest concentrated strikes against energy objects, much of the missiles in the impact-ballistic, there are significant damage to energy infrastructure. In nine regions, emergency shutdowns were introduced.
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Since the beginning of a full -scale invasion, Russia has been struck by Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the first such attacks began in October 2022. Analysts of the American Institute for War Study (ISW) have predicted that Russia can strengthen its attacks to worsen the Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the eve of the coming winter.
The Russian military has intensified firing of Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure in recent weeks, which provides people with gas during the heating season.
In August, the Ministry of Energy reported that since March 2025, the Russian forces made more than 2,900 attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.