Due to electricity outages, Russian strikes threaten Ukraine with a winter without heating
trying Ukraine is struggling to restart Electricity and heating after Russian attacks that targeted energy infrastructure and caused Power outage, while one of the energy supply companies confirmed that its generating capacity had completely stopped.
Moscow, which has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure in recent months, launched hundreds of marches against energy facilities across Ukraine on Saturday.
Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure also led to power outages for more than 20,000 people in areas bordering Ukraine, according to what local authorities reported.
Targeting power stations Thermal
The Russian attacks led to power outages, heating and water supplies in several cities, while one of the official energy companies warned "Energy Center" Of its generative capacity "It dropped to zero"
She said in a statement: "An unprecedented number of missiles and countless marches every minute, targeting the very thermal power plants that were being repaired after the devastating 2024 attack."
The power will be cut off between 8 and 16 hours a day in most parts of Ukraine, according to what the company operating the energy transmission system announced. "Ukrainian Energy" While maintenance work is taking place and switching energy sources.
A massive ballistic missile strike
Ukrainian Energy Minister Svetlana Grynchuk confirmed that tonight was "One of the most difficult nights since the all-out war began" In February 2022.
She explained that while the situation has stabilized somewhat, recurring outages may continue in areas including Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernigov and Sumy.
She told the network "United News" Locally, the enemy carried out a massive strike with ballistic missiles that are very difficult to shoot down, and she added: I do not remember that this number of direct strikes have occurred on energy facilities since the start of the invasion in early 2022.
Russian marches targeted two nuclear energy substations in western Ukraine, according to what Foreign Minister Andriy Sepiga said, calling on the International Atomic Energy Agency to respond.
He pointed out that the two substations are operating. Khmelnytsky and Rone nuclear stations, 120 and 95 kilometers respectively from Lutsk.
He wrote on the application "Telegram" Saturday evening: "Russia is deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe. We call for an urgent meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors to respond to these unacceptable risks."
Sepiga also called on China and India, which are major buyers of Russian oil, to pressure Moscow to stop its attacks.
The danger of heating outages before winter
Experts reported that strikes on energy infrastructure put Ukraine at risk of heating outages before winter.
Russia targeted the energy and heating network during the invasion that began about 4 years ago, which led to the destruction of a large part of the civilian infrastructure.
The barrage of missiles and marches on Friday night was the ninth major attack targeting gas-related infrastructure since the beginning of October, according to the Ukrainian energy company. "Naftogaz".
And it was appreciated "Faculty of Economics in Kyiv" In a report, the attacks led to the cessation of about half of the country’s natural gas production.
Technological disaster in Kiev
The chief energy expert in Ukraine, Oleksandr Kharchenko, told journalists that the power and heating stations in Kiev being out of service for more than 3 days when the temperature drops below 10 degrees below zero will lead to… "Technological disaster" In the capital.
He stated that Ukrainian cities, which generally depend on central heating, must prepare emergency plans to prevent buildings from freezing if the heating supplies are damaged.
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