Ukraine’s FM informs Bulgarian FM about Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

According to Sybiha, he briefed his Bulgarian counterpart on the consequences of Russia’s large-scale strikes on Ukraine’s civilian and energy facilities.

The foreign ministers of the two countries exchanged views on recent developments in peace efforts and discussed further steps to advance bilateral cooperation.

"Grateful for Bulgaria’s support for our EU accession and its contribution to our resilience, in particular the transit of gas through Bulgaria to Ukraine," said Andriy Sybiha.

Russian strikes on energy infrastructure

As reported, on the night of December 6, Russia once again launched drones and missiles at Ukraine. The enemy’s primary target was, once again, energy infrastructure.

The Ministry of Energy reported that Russia struck electricity generation, distribution, and transmission facilities in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Lviv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv regions.

DTEK (the largest private investor in the energy industry in Ukraine) stated that Russia attacked their company’s thermal power plants in various regions of the country, causing serious damage to equipment.

Ukrenergo CEO Vitalii Zaichenko said that it will now take weeks to improve the electricity situation following the latest Russian attack.

Electricity problems in Moldova

The Russian attack also affected Moldova. Chișinău requested electricity assistance from Romania due to an emergency.

According to the Moldovan energy network operator Moldelectrica, the attacks on Ukraine’s energy system led to the shutdown of an important power unit in the region. In addition, the interconnection lines are nearly operating at full capacity.