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Russia has carried out regular airstrikes against Ukraine’s energy grid as its ground forces advance onto the battlefield.
Ukraine has implemented power outages as a Russian aerial bombardment targeted critical energy infrastructure.
Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo introduced emergency power cuts in six regions on Wednesday amid a nationwide airstrike alert. Russia has attacked Ukraine’s energy resources in the winter months during its three-year war against its neighbor.
Moscow’s army launched dozens of missiles and drones against the Ukrainian energy sector on Wednesday, local authorities reported.
“Another massive Russian attack,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on social media. “We are in the middle of winter and the Russians’ objective remains the same: our energy infrastructure. Among its objectives were gas and energy installations that would sustain the normal life of our town.
He said Ukrainian forces had shot down more than 30 of 40 missiles, and more than 70 drones were also launched into the country overnight.
Another massive Russian attack. We are in the middle of winter and the Russians’ objective remains the same: our energy infrastructure. Among its objectives were gas and energy installations that would sustain the normal life of our town. In this attack, more than 40 missiles were launched,…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) January 15, 2025
“Critical infrastructure facilities were attacked in Prykarpatia,” said the regional governor of the western Ivano-Frankivsk region.
Authorities in the nearby Lviv region, which borders EU and NATO member Poland, said critical infrastructure facilities had been affected in the Drohobych and Stryi districts.
“Fortunately there were no casualties, but there was damage,” Governor Maksym Kozytskyi wrote on social media.
‘Preventive’ power cuts
Ukrenergo introduced power outages in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions as the attack unfolded.
Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on social media that “preventive measures” affecting the distribution system were also in effect.
Russia has carried out regular airstrikes against Ukraine’s energy grid as its ground forces push to advance the front line in the country’s east.
Kyiv continues to press for greater military support to help it repel the bombing.
“We must continue to strengthen Ukraine’s air shield capabilities,” Zelenksyy said on social media as he made another call to NATO members to provide more help.
“The promises made by partners at the NATO summit in Washington and within the Ramstein format remain partially unfulfilled. “We have also discussed licenses for the production of air defense systems and missiles for them, which could serve as one of the effective security guarantees for Ukraine.”
The Russian strike came a day after kyiv carried out its largest airstrike against Russia, targeting military facilities, industries and energy centers.
Moscow had complained that Ukraine had used missiles supplied by the United States and Britain for one of the attacks and promised that “it would not go unanswered.”
