Russia launches massive strikes across 6 regions, leaving Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with heavy losses and raising fears of a deepening crisis.
Drone strikes target key energy infrastructure in six regions of Ukraine.
Ukraine: More than 100,000 people without power after Russian attack
Ukrainian officials announced on August 27 that the new attack by Russian military drones targeted six regions, causing serious damage to many energy and gas infrastructure.
In a statement on Telegram, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy said that Russian UAVs had “significantly destroyed” gas transport infrastructure in Poltava province (northern Ukraine) and attacked many transformer stations in neighboring Sumy province.
Many important areas in the north of the city of Sumy (in the province of the same name) were cut off from emergency power on August 27.
Mr. Serhii Kryvosheienko – head of the Sumy City Military Administration – said that as of the morning of August 27, the city had to rely on emergency backup water sources due to damage to many electricity and water facilities.
Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that the new Russian attack caused more than 100,000 people in the three provinces of Poltava, Sumy and Chernihiv to lose electricity.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy said that in addition to Poltava, Sumy and Chernihiv, many other energy facilities in the three provinces of Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Donetsk were also damaged.
Since the beginning of this year, the Russian military’s attacks have caused Ukraine’s gas production to decrease by 40%, according to Reuters.
The Ukrainian Air Force announced on August 27 that its air defenses had shot down 74 out of 95 Russian UAVs. 21 UAVs that penetrated the air defense network attacked 9 locations.