Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has reported that its forces have carried out a series of strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure that powers its military.
A “group strike,” using Long-range missiles and drones, targeted “gas and energy infrastructure that powers the military-industrial complex of Ukraine,” the Ministry said on Friday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told reporters on Friday that the strikes were directed at “sites linked to the production of weapons in Ukraine.”
Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, has confirmed that “the energy and gas infrastructure in different Ukrainian regions has been hit by massive missiles and drone strikes.”
Ukraine’s national gas and oil company Naftogaz has said in a short statement that its gas-extracting facilities have been damaged by Russia’s recent attacks.
Ukraine’s air force has said Russia fired a salvo of 67 missiles and 194 drones in the attack. Regional officials from the northeastern city of Kharkiv to the western city of Ternopil reported damage to energy and other infrastructure.
Russia began strikes on energy infrastructure in response to Ukraine’s bombing of the bridge that connects Crimea with mainland Russia in October 2022.
In April 2024, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces were hitting energy facilities in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil.
“We have seen a series of strikes on our energy sites and were forced to retaliate,” he said.
The strikes came days after the US suspended military aid and intelligence to Ukraine to pressure it into accepting a peace deal with Russia.
Without US intelligence, Ukraine’s ability to strike inside Russia and defend itself from bombardment is significantly diminished.
On the battlefield, Ukraine is outnumbered and out-powered. Russian forces have steadily advanced in the past months in the eastern Donetsk region and have mounted major pressure on Ukrainian troops trying to hold territory in Russia’s Kursk region.
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