The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, said that as a result of Russian shelling, from 30 to 40% of the country's energy infrastructure was damaged. The damage caused by Ukrainian energy is billions of dollars.

According to Galushchenko, due to Russian attacks on energy facilities, Ukraine has lost about 4 thousand megawatts of energy potential. However, the minister emphasized in the Reuters commentary , Russia did not achieve his direct goal without heat and electricity. Many power plants affected by bombing continue to work, albeit with less efficiency.

He mentioned that Ukraine may have to import part of the electricity and that its department is already negotiating with foreign suppliers.

After the undermining of the Crimean bridge on October 8, which Moscow considers Ukrainian sabotage, Russian artillery began to apply massive missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine. Among the main targets were objects of energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Lviv, Vinnitsa, Zhytomyr, Dnieper and their environs. In many areas there are interruptions in power supply, the authorities call citizens to the regime of maximum savings.
Before the incident on the Crimean bridge, the Russian command officially stated that it was striking only on military purposes, but did not fire civilian infrastructure. Recently, these statements have not been made anymore.

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As a result of shelling, up to 40% of the energy infrastructure of Ukraine was damaged