Russian occupiers seized 18 GW of Ukrainian generation.
This was announced by the Ministry of Energy, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
"The total losses of our capacities as a result of the russian attacks this year, which began on March 22, exceed 9 GW. 18 GW of generation is occupied, including hydroelectric power plants, thermal power plants and the largest nuclear power plant in Europe - the Zaporizhzhia NPP," the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko emphasized.
According to him, from October 2022 to September 2024, russia attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities 1,024 times.
Halushchenko noted that the most massive enemy attack was on August 26 this year, when the enemy used a total of 236 drones and missiles of various types.
"Then, for the first time, ballistic missiles were used to attack our substations. The immediate consequence of this attack was that approximately 4 million Ukrainians were immediately disconnected from the electricity supply. This directly affected 12 regions of Ukraine, and it took us approximately 13 days to fully restore the electricity supply," he said.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of August 26, the occupiers launched a massive combined attack on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine, in particular on the fuel and energy sector of the country.
For a massive attack, the invaders used 127 missiles and 109 attack UAVs.
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