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Russia carried out more than 1,000 strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since October 2022

An energy grid, illustrative photo.

In total, since October 2022, Russian Armed Forces have struck more than 1,000 times at Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities.

Despite efforts to maintain stability, daily Russian attacks continue to disrupt power supplies across multiple oblasts, affecting hundreds of thousands of consumers and critical infrastructure. The persistent targeting of energy facilities highlights the broader impact of the conflict on civilian life and Ukraine’s urgent need to bolster its energy resilience in the face of continued hostilities, especially with regards to the winter period.

As reported by the Ukrainian Government on its website, this year alone, 9 gigawatts of generating capacity was lost as a result of Russian attacks.

”Thanks to the efforts of power engineers, the situation in the power grid remains stable, but significant damage caused by massive enemy attacks, including one of the largest attacks on the energy sector on 26 August, continues to complicate the operation of the power grid,” the Ukrainian Government states.

In addition, the Ukrainian Government notes that ”Russian troops continue to shell energy infrastructure facilities on a daily basis.”

As of this moment, Ukraine is currently conducting a large-scale repair campaign to restore power facilities, with power engineers working ”around the clock to ensure the stability and integrity of the power system and prepare it for the autumn and winter period.”

Power outages throughout Ukraine due to Russian shelling

The Ukrainian Government reports that there were power outages over the past 24 hours in seven oblasts due to shelling and hostilities.

In the Sumy Oblast, for example, an air raid alarm at a substation shut down equipment and cut off power to consumers. The power supply has been restored, and the equipment is back in operation.

At the same time, in the Chernihiv Oblast, household consumers lost power as a result of enemy shelling. A total of 4972 households were left without power supply. While in the Donetsk Oblast, air raid alerts cut power to substations, household consumers and mines. At the time of the incident, there were 72 workers in the mines and they were brought to the surface. The power supply has been partially restored.

In total, over the past day, power companies restored power to 230,767 consumers who were cut off as a result of hostilities and technological disruptions. 545 Ukrainian settlements remain partially or completely de-energized as a result of hostilities and technical disruptions.

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