The target of Russian strikes on the night of June 22 was once again Ukrainian energy. Two energy workers were injured, equipment was damaged. According to the Ministry of Energy, the strikes were aimed at electricity distribution facilities in the west and south of Ukraine.
During the Russian shelling, the overhead power line in the east of Ukraine was disconnected, which led to a decrease in the load on the generating facility.
"After eight massive attacks on the energy system by the enemy since March, the situation in the energy sector remains difficult," the Ministry of Energy notes.
The consequences of the attack are being clarified, and their elimination is ongoing. However, as reported by the ministry, there are currently no plans to increase the volume of power supply restrictions, planned outages will be scheduled - from 16:00 to 24:00.
At the same time, "Ukrenergo" specified that the affected energy workers worked at the facility in Zaporizhzhia, and the damage to the equipment occurred in the Zaporizhzhia and Lviv regions. They also reported an attack on a gas industry facility in the western region.
The head of the Lviv OVA, Maksym Kozytskyi, reported on the impact and fire at the critical infrastructure facility, which was extinguished by 8 am.
"The fire was extinguished. 67 firefighters and 12 units of special equipment were involved," Kozytskyi said. The extent of the damage will be reported later.
In Ivano-Frankivsk, according to the local emergency services, the impact fell on the territory of a civilian educational institution, a 20 square meter hole was formed with a source of fire, which was eliminated.
"One of the educational buildings was partially destroyed, the others were damaged," the Emergency Department of Prykarpattia reported.
The mayor of the city, Ruslan Martsynkiv, said that windows in residential buildings and a kindergarten were damaged due to the impact.
The State Emergency Service also reported fires as a result of a night attack in Volyn.
"Tonight, during enemy shelling, 2 fires broke out in Volyn - a commercial building and a residential building burned in the Lutsk district," the message reads.
During the previous attacks, the Russians destroyed or damaged up to 9 GW of generation, which is about half of the peak winter loads, President Zelenskyi said.
The most affected were thermal and hydroelectric plants, which allowed balancing the power system during peaks and troughs in demand. According to various estimates, 80-90% of heat generation was knocked out of the system.
The Russians struck the energy industry on the night of June 20.
According to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on the night of June 22, the Russians attacked with air-, sea-, and land-based missiles, as well as UAVs.
In total, 16 rockets of various types and 13 Shaheds were used during this attack.
Ukrainian air defense shot down 7 Kh-101/Kh-555 missiles, 4 "Kalibri" and one "Iskander", as well as all 13 Shahed missiles.
According to Maksym Kozytskyi, the head of the Lviv OVA, 7 out of 10 Russian missiles were shot down in the western sector of air defense.
