Russia launched its first major attack on Ukraine's energy system this morning since last winter, Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergi Koretsky said in a message released on social media.
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30/09/2026
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“ Dthis summer, there was hardly a day without an attack on our energy infrastructure. But a combined attack of this magnitude has not occurred since the end of last winter,” Koretsky wrote.
According to the Prime Minister, one of the targets of this Russian energy attack was the Kiev region, having urged regional and local authorities to prepare alternative supply systems as soon as possible, given the possibility that the campaign against the energy sector, which Ukraine fears, will be about to begin.
The Ukrainian authorities had already warned of possible power cuts due to Russian attacks in Kiev and in other four regions of Ukraine.
In addition to energy infrastructure, Russia attacked civilian infrastructure in 11 regions of Ukraine, where five people were killed and 14 were injured since Tuesday afternoon, according to the Prime Minister.
Since then, Ukrainian air defenses have neutralized 155 drones and five ballistic missiles, but 18 different locations in the country have been hit, advanced a military report.
At the same time, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga reiterated his call for the international community to demand that Russia safely withdraw the population of Oleshki, located in the southern Kherson province of Russia.
According to Ukrainian sources, up to 6,000 people remain without access to food.
“ Every day counts when it comes to saving people who are starving and dying there. We urge our international partners to act now and demand immediate humanitarian access to end this disaster,” said Sibiga, who accused Russia of cutting off exit routes for civilians and blocking humanitarian aid.
Sibiga also stated that, according to Ukrainian intelligence services, Russia plans to force those remaining in the area to appear on propaganda videos claiming that they are being well fed by the Russian army.
Russia denies the seriousness of the situation and accuses Ukrainian forces of preventing humanitarian aid from entering the country with bombings.