DTEK: Russia struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure 78 times in three days

Change in enemy attack tactics

The Russian Federation is demonstrating a constant change in shelling tactics while simultaneously increasing the intensity of fire on energy sector facilities in Ukraine. This is reported by energy company DTEK.

As noted in the statement, if 11 mass attacks were recorded in 2022, targeting primarily power plants, then 78 strikes on energy infrastructure were carried out in just the last three days. The aggressor's targets included both generation capacities (power plants) and facilities responsible for electricity transmission.

Unprecedented challenges for the power system

Responsible DTEK officials emphasise that the Ukrainian power system has been operating under conditions of constant attacks for the fifth year. The statement highlights that no power system in the world has faced destruction on such a scale and for such a duration.

«Серйозні пошкодження потребують значних зусиль і часу для відновлення. Постійні повітряні тривоги та загроза повторних атак ускладнюють роботу енергетиків. Попри це, енергетики цілодобово відновлюють пошкоджене обладнання, щоб знову і знову повертати світло в домівки українців» (Serious damage requires significant effort and time to restore. Constant air raid alerts and the threat of repeated attacks complicate the work of energy workers. Despite this, energy workers restore damaged equipment around the clock to bring light back to Ukrainians' homes again and again), the company's official statement reads.