On June 2, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had launched attacks on Ukrainian military-industrial complexes and energy facilities in retaliation for Kiev's attacks on Russian energy facilities.
According to Reuters, in a series of attacks on June 1 (local time), the Russian military launched missiles and drones to attack important energy and infrastructure facilities across Ukraine, causing damage and injuring at least 4 people.
The areas hit included the eastern Donetsk region, the southeastern Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, the central Kyrovohrad region and the western Ivano-Frankivsk region. The air warning lasted for more than three hours across the regions, forcing many people to rush to find shelter in the middle of the night.
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| Ukrainians rushed to find shelter at midnight (Photo: Reuters) |
Lviv region governor Maksym Kozytskyi said four people were injured and three critical infrastructure facilities were attacked in the border area between Ukraine and Poland. However, he did not provide further details about the facilities. Ukraine's largest private energy producer, DTEK, said two of its thermal power plants were attacked and equipment was severely damaged.
The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that high-precision air and sea-based weapons were used in the attack on Ukrainian energy facilities, which support the work of its defense industry. In addition, the attack also targeted weapons depots produced and supplied to Ukraine by Western countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made a fresh appeal for more air defense support from the international community, raising concerns about rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine and concerns about the regional security situation.
The state grid operator Ukrenergo said that Russia’s heavy attack on Ukraine’s electricity sector, considered the sixth major airstrike since March, has damaged energy facilities in the eastern, central and western regions of the country. This has raised concerns about the energy security situation and affected the daily lives of Ukrainians.
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| Ukraine's infrastructure was severely damaged (Photo: Reuters) |
The Ukrainian air force has announced that it shot down 35 of the 53 Russian missiles and 46 of the 47 drones used in the attacks, a success that puts further pressure on Ukraine’s struggling energy system, especially as the conflict with Russia drags on into its third year.
In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that Russia is trying to take advantage of Ukraine's weaknesses, especially in the field of air defense, to increase military activity and put pressure on the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on international partners to provide the country with the necessary military assistance. He said that it is necessary to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems such as Patriots and other modern air defense technologies. He also called for increasing and expanding the delivery of F-16s to Ukraine, as well as ensuring that Ukrainian soldiers are fully equipped and have the necessary capabilities to counter the threat from Russia.
Ukraine is facing serious challenges so far this year. The country is facing delays in military aid from the United States, increased attacks on its infrastructure, and Moscow’s efforts to expand its frontline. These are all negative impacts of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began 27 months ago, making the situation in Ukraine more difficult and tense than ever.
Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russian oil facilities this year, seeking to exert pressure on the Kremlin as its forces make slow progress in the eastern Donbas region and have opened a new front in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
Russia has been launching attacks on Ukraine's energy system since the first winter of the war, and continued its assault on the grid in March, when Ukraine was running out of anti-aircraft missiles from the West.
Although aid from the West has begun to arrive, Russian attacks over the past two months have caused major disruptions to thermal and hydroelectric power generation, causing blackouts and pushing electricity imports to record highs, Ukrainian officials say.
As a result, the government has had to nearly double consumer electricity prices to fund major repairs. It has planned to import a record 27 megawatt hours (Mwh) of electricity on June 1 to meet demand.
Source: https://congthuong.vn/nga-tan-pha-nganh-nang-luong-ukraine-kiev-keu-goi-vien-tro-phong-khong-323817.html
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