On December 25, Ukraine experienced another massive attack on its energy system. This was already the 13th attack on energy facilities since the beginning of the year. Russian troops struck thermal power plants (TPPs) and important substations, causing serious damage to equipment at DTEK facilities.
In particular, there were particularly powerful strikes on the Burshtynskaya TPP and substations in the western regions. The Russians also attacked the Dniproenergo , Kryvorizka TPP and Kremenchuk HPP . These attacks did not become accidental - they are part of the new strategy of the Russian Federation aimed at splitting the energy system of Ukraine .
Experts point out that Russia is trying to cut off the central, eastern and southern parts of Ukraine from the supply of electricity from Europe through the western regions. This creates a real threat of energy fragmentation of the country.
Immediately after the attack, experts began to talk about the fact that Ukraine may be on the verge of an "energy split" . Thus, the country risks being divided into two energy "islands" - the right bank, where most of the generating capacity is concentrated, and the left bank, which can "plunge into darkness".
The consequences for the left-bank regions can be significant: due to the lack of sufficient capacities on the other side of the Dnieper, power outages can become much more severe than on the right bank.
Against the background of such attacks, Ukraine must continue to work on the restoration and strengthening of energy capacities , ensuring the security of electricity supply. In the event of further attempts by the Russian Federation to split the energy system, the country will have to take additional measures to preserve the integrity of the energy network and provide electricity to all regions, including by strengthening connections with the European energy system.
Now, when Russia is trying to destabilize Ukraine through energy strikes, it is important to maintain unity not only in the defense of the territory, but also in maintaining energy stability.
