Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector 128 times in a week

Semen Ruban — 9 November, 13:56
Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector 128 times in a week
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Russia deliberately attacked Ukraine's energy and oil and gas sectors 128 times between 2 and 8 November.

Source: Artem Nekrasov, First Deputy Minister of Energy, during a briefing on the operational situation in the power grid

Details: The ministry recorded a total of 219 incidents that resulted in damage and destruction to energy and oil and gas infrastructure facilities.

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As of Monday 9 November, the situation remains most difficult in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv oblasts.

Quote: "Power engineers are working flat out to restore stable power supply to consumers as quickly as possible."

Background: On 4 November, due to large-scale and systematic Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukrainian nuclear power plants were forced to reduce their generation capacity.

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