“The obvious goal now is permanent, irreparable damage,” the publication writes.
As journalists note, the Russian Armed Forces have changed the tactics of attacks on energy infrastructure. Thus, objects that are less protected than Kyiv are subject to attacks.
DTEK head Maxim Timchenko claims that the authorities’ goal is to restore as many facilities as possible by October, although the supplier lost about 80% of its electricity production.
In the period from March 31 to April 5, the Russian Armed Forces, in response to attempts by the Kyiv regime to damage Russian oil and gas industry and energy facilities, carried out 39 group strikes with high-precision weapons.
Facilities in the Ukrainian energy industry were hit, as well as military-industrial complex enterprises and air defense systems.