Russia strikes Ukrainian energy infrastructure again: Consequences revealed
Photo: Russians attacked Ukraine's energy sector on June 20 (Getty Images)
On the night of June 20, Russia launched a new combined attack on Ukraine. Energy facilities in several regions were attacked.
Read more about the consequences of the new large-scale Russian shelling in RBC-Ukraine's report below.
Contents
Late in the evening of June 19, the Ukrainian Air Force reported the takeoff of 4 Tu-95MS strategic bombers in Russia. The planes took off from the Olenya airfield.
In addition, launches of Russian kamikaze drones were recorded. They flew into Ukrainian airspace from the south.
In most regions of Ukraine, except for the west, the air alert was announced at 1:55 a.m. It lasted for two and a half hours.
Russian strike on Ukrainian energy
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russians fired 27 kamikaze drones and 9 missiles at Ukraine: 4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles (from Tu-95MS from the Caspian Sea), 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (from the Voronezh region), and 2 Kh-59 guided missiles (from the Sea of Azov).
The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed all 27 Russian Shaheds and five missiles (four cruise missiles and one guided missile). The air defense system operated in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Poltava, and Vinnytsia regions.
The Ukrainian Air Force emphasizes that infrastructure facilities were targeted, with the main focus of the attack in the east, namely the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Consequences
"Ukrenergo reported that the Russian occupiers had attacked civilian energy infrastructure. The equipment of energy facilities in four regions - Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Donetsk, and Kyiv - was damaged. The consequences of the attack are still being determined.
In addition, the Russians shelled one of DTEK's thermal power plants. The equipment at the plant was seriously damaged. Three power engineers were injured in the attack, and doctors are providing them with medical assistance. This is the seventh attack on a thermal power plant in the last three months.
Vinnytsia region. Four Russian Shaheds were destroyed. The wreckage of a Russian drone damaged a critical infrastructure facility. No one was injured in the attack. The aftermath of the attack is being addressed.
Kyiv region. High-voltage power grids in the Brovary district were damaged. Power engineers managed to connect about 5,250 houses using backup power sources. Elimination of the consequences of the Russian shelling continues.
Dnipropetrovsk region. Ukrainian air defense shot down five Russian Shaheds and four missiles. There are consequences of the attacks in the Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol districts. Men aged 30, 41, and 63 were injured. Two of them were hospitalized in moderate condition.
In the Nikopol district, seven private houses, five outbuildings, cars, power lines, and construction equipment were damaged.
Photo: the aftermath of the Russian attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region (t.me/mykola_lukashuk)
Photo: the aftermath of the Russian attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region (t.me/mykola_lukashuk)
Photo: the aftermath of the Russian attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region (t.me/mykola_lukashuk)
Photo: the aftermath of the Russian attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region (t.me/mykola_lukashuk)
Photo: the aftermath of the Russian attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region (t.me/mykola_lukashuk)
Situation in Kyiv
The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the air alert in Ukraine's capital was announced due to the threat of Russian attack drones. They tried to attack Kyiv from the northeast.
Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed all Russian attack units on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital. No hits were recorded in Kyiv.
Sources: Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrenergo, DTEK, Kyiv City Military Administration, head of Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration Serhii Borzov, head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhii Lysak, and the head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk.
