Russia carried out a large-scale overnight drone assault on energy and gas transport infrastructure in six Ukrainian regions, cutting power to over 100,000 people, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday,
StratNews Global reports.
Russian forces significantly damaged gas transport infrastructure in the Poltava region and struck equipment at one of the key substations in the Sumy region, the energy ministry said on the Telegram messaging service.
The attacks left more than 100,000 people without power in the Poltava, Sumy and Chernihiv regions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine’s main gas production facilities are located in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions. Kharkiv region was also hit overnight, as were the regions of Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk, the energy ministry said.
In recent weeks, Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian gas production and import infrastructure despite efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine.
“We regard the Russian attacks as a continuation of the Russian Federation’s deliberate policy of destroying Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure ahead of the heating season,” the energy ministry said.
