Ukraine’s energy ministry announced a suspension of electricity exports as Russian missile strikes destroyed much of the infrastructure.
“The missile strikes destroyed thermal power plants and transmission stations, forcing Ukraine Ukraine’s energy ministry said in a statement today that it will suspend electricity exports from October 11 to stabilize the domestic energy network.
Energy Minister Herman Harushenko said it was the largest attack since the Ukrainian grid war began, noting that Russian missiles hit “the entire supply chain to make the process as difficult as possible. Converters”.
On the morning of October 10, a Russian cruise missile hit a thermal power plant in Kyiv. video: Twitter/War_Noir.
ukrainian army says Russia 84 cruise missiles were fired at the country, 43 of which were intercepted. The raid, the most violent against Kyiv in months of silence, comes a day after Moscow accused Kyiv of being behind the October 8 bombing of the Crimea bridge.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said 11 critical infrastructure in the country was damaged, while Ukraine’s state emergency service reported that at least 11 people were killed and 64 injured in attacks.
The four western provinces of Lviv and Ternopil, as well as Poltava and Sumy in the north-central region, were completely cut off, and energy supplies were partially interrupted in other parts of Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed the attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, military command and communications, and reiterated the allegations made by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) of the October 8 Kerch Bridge attack in Crimea, And called it an act of terrorism that destroyed vital Russian civilian infrastructure.

On October 10, Ukrainian cities were hit by rockets. Graphics: guardian.
The Ukrainian grid was connected to the European grid in mid-March and continued to supply power steadily during the hostilities. Ukraine began exporting electricity to the European Union (EU) via Romania in early July, and Ukraine’s energy ministry later said it hoped to collect about $1.45 billion from electricity exports to the EU this year.
Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the end of July that electricity exports would not only help Ukraine increase foreign exchange earnings, but also help its partners resist energy pressure from Russia. “We will gradually make Ukraine one of the countries that guarantees European energy security,” he said.
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