Ukraine's Electrical Grid Continues To Be Battered By Russia Strikes

 

The Guardian: Kyiv facing ‘sharp deterioration’ in electric supply after Russian strikes  

Supplier tells people living in and around city that blackouts could last ‘a lot longer’ than previously planned 

Ukrainians living in and around Kyiv have been told of a “sharp deterioration” in the region’s electricity supply after a fresh wave of Russian strikes aimed at sapping public morale as the country’s cold winter approaches. 

A local energy supplier, Yasno, warned that existing blackouts could last a lot longer than a previously planned schedule of four-hour outages and that the capital already faced an electricity deficit of about 30% or more.  

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WNU Editor: The above CNN report gives a sobering look at the damage that is being done. And the air strikes continue .... Ukraine Reports More Russian Strikes on Energy Infrastructure (VOA). 

The Twitter thread below gives an analysis (from a Russian perspective) of the recent missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian electrical facilities. It looks like the Russian military is probing Ukraine's electrical vulnerabilities. A lot of strikes on a day or two, followed by a lull for a day or two, followed by another round of strikes. Russian military bloggers believe that this is being done on purpose. That when Russia begins their major counter-offensive in the future, they will know where to strike and cripple/knock-out Ukraine's grid. Since half of Ukraine's train network runs on electricity, and this is how the Ukraine military transports its heavy weapons, these strikes make sense from a military point of view.

1/ The Russian Rybar Telegram channel has posted an analysis (from a Russian perspective) of the recent missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian electrical facilities. It highlights how the attacks have systematically targeted key 330 kV substations. Translation ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/IyeieI0R5Y

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Ukraine's Electrical Grid Continues To Be Battered By Russia Strikes

War on Ukraine’s energy supply -- ABC News Australia  

Kyiv, other regions set for longer-than-planned blackouts after Russia strikes -- Reuters  

Ukraine Further Reduces Energy Use After New Russian Strikes -- AFP  

Russia's methodical attacks exploit frailty of Ukrainian power system -- Washington Post  

Tougher power supply caps in parts of Ukraine amid continued Russian strikes on energy infrastructure -- Ukrinform  

‘Energy genocide’: Ukraine pleads for urgent help as Russia blitz on infrastructure grows -- The Independent