Russia has once again dealt a massive blow to Ukraine’s energy sector. What is known
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Photographer, State Emergency Service
Consequences of attacks on Lutsk
On the night of October 22 and Saturday morning, the Russian army launched a new massive attack on Ukrainian energy privacy facilities in the central, southern and western regions of the country. The Ukrenergo company reports that the consequences of the shelling could be as serious, or even greater, than after the first waves of attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities on October 10-12.
“Regular rocket attacks from terrorists who are at war with civilian infrastructure and people,” head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak. strong answer.
The command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that a massive missile strike was detected on the territory of Ukraine at 07:00 Saturday random time, objects of critical probability were attacked, a total of 33 missiles were fired.
For the strike, the Russian army deployed at least 10 Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic aircraft in the Volgodonsk region of the Rostov region, declared in the Ukrainian military. According to them, 17 X-101 (X-555) cruise missiles were fired. In addition, as they say in the Air Force, 16 launches of Kalibr missiles were carried out with ships located in the Black Sea.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine claims that Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft and missile units, as well as mobile fire groups destroyed 18 wing missiles, including 13 X-101/X-555 and 5 Kalibr.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on the morning strikes against Ukraine.
What regions originated
Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that according to Kyiv five rockets were fired, but they were shot down with the help of an air defense system. “All five missiles that flew to Kyiv in the first hall were shot down,” Arestovich said.
Photographer, ANDRIY NEBITOV
The wreckage of a rocket shot down in the Kyiv region
Ukrainian police showed a photo of the discovery of one of the missiles. “The rocket of the merchants has just been shot down from the territories adjacent to the Kiev region.
In addition, the operational command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “South” reported that according to Cherkasy region hit by kamikaze drones. “At one of the objects of critical statistics of the Cherkasy region of an unexpected blow,” they report on incidents. Rescue services continue to extinguish the fire.
Ukrainian citizens also destroyed 10 Russian drones over Nikolaev region and one more over Kirovogradreported by local authorities. “The enemy will carry out missile strikes against high energy consumption facilities in the Kropyvnytskyi and Golovanovskiy districts,” wrote Andrei Raikovich, head of the Kirovograd regional administration.
In addition, the authorities Odessa It was revealed that as a result of rocket strikes, there are three wounded in the body. According to power grid sources, due to the presence of electricity in the city, tram traffic is directed for about 35 minutes. Now it has been restored. “In the morning, the enemy launched two missile attacks on an object in the neutral region, as a result of which there is no electricity in several settlements of the Odessa region,” said Maxim Marchenko, head of the Odessa regional administration.
Earlier it was reported that after the missile strikes, the city was left without electricity. Khmelnitsky; explosions in Smoothwhere there are also problems with energy supply.
After the blows, the light disappeared in Lutsk, there was no electricity. “Arrivals at the energy facility. There is no electricity in parts of the city. Water supplies are being made. Rescuers are working on the spot,” Lutsk Mayor Polishchuk wrote. The local publication “Volynskiye Novosti” reports on explosions in Lutsk and Kovelwhere, according to him, “a plume of smoke is visible and many houses have no electricity or running water.”
It is also reported that due to night and morning strikes that damaged the power grid, Ukrainian railways several trains were delayed. “Due to a potential attack by solar energy on Saturday morning, some sections turned out to be de-energized, so the track trains are under reserve diesel locomotives,” Ukrzaliznytsia said in a statement.
Large-Scale Consequences
The Ukrenergo company said that the consequences of massive strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure expected on Saturday morning are “comparable, there may even be consequences of the October 10-12 attack.”
Photographer, Igor Polishchuk
Damaged building in Lutsk
12 days ago, the Russian army dealt the first large-scale blow to the Ukrainian energy sector. This was unlikely after the explosion on the Crimean bridge, Ukraine was accused of organizing the Russian authorities (notes his involvement).
This week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “since October 10, 30% of Ukrainian power plants have been destroyed, which resulted in massive emissions of harmful substances throughout the country.” “There is no room left for negotiations with the Putin regime,” Zelensky said at the same time and called the new tactics of the Russians “terrorist.”
Ukrenergo writes in its telegram channel that the company’s specialists are “taking all measures to restore power supply more quickly in the regions that are currently left without electricity.” “The enemy added to us anger.
Due to the ongoing shelling of Ukrainian energy resources, countries have introduced an energy consumption schedule.
On Saturday, Ukrainian energy consumed, which is currently being achieved to ensure energy supply in Kyiv, as well as in other cities: Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kirovohrad. The Ukrenergo company does not specify how these materials are carried by Saturday strikes.