Russia intensifies attacks on energy facilities: Expert warns of danger
Russian forces previously refrained from such aggressive assaults on nuclear power infrastructure.
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Russia's army has begun targeting Ukraine's nuclear energy infrastructure. In particular, Chernihiv region came under heavy fire yesterday.
This was stated by military expert Mykhailo Zhyrokhov during a broadcast on Radio NV.
"In Chernihiv and the region, energy supply is essentially nonexistent. From today the power supply schedule is 6/3. There's no forecast for improvement anytime soon. The Russians are now hitting what they spared in 2022—nuclear power infrastructure. Back in 2022–2023, they largely knocked out thermal power generation," the expert stressed.
According to him, until this year, the occupiers avoided striking nuclear facilities. These kept Ukraine's economy afloat. Even though Ukrainian forces destroyed 38% of Russia's refinery capacity over two months, leaving them fuel-short, it won't dramatically ease the strain.
"The situation in Ukraine's frontline areas and the heating season ahead—it's bound to be catastrophic in the near term. Talking about some Russian unable to drive to work or forced to walk, against the backdrop of 570,000 people in Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions left without electricity? That's a poor comparison," Zhyrokhov remarked.
He believes Ukraine must now deliver reciprocal blows to Russia's energy sector and target its border regions—Bryansk and Belgorod regions. That, the expert says, "would be far more effective."