"Gas Blacks": Will the new tactics
On the night of September 8, gas networks were damaged due to the shelling of the Obukhiv district of Kyiv region, resulting in temporarily suspended gas supply to several settlements. Emergency services are already working to restore infrastructure. According to the head of the Kiev OVA Mykola Kalashnik, residents of cities and villages will remain without gas in September 8 and 9: Kozina, Zhukovtsi, Ukrainka, Plut, Verremia, Halepia, Trypillya and Shcherbanivka - only 8 093 subscribers.
The focus understood whether the gas networks of Ukraine will become the new enemy target and how to protect these objects from Russian blows. Military-political analyst Dmitry Snegirev notes that recovery after strokes on gas storage facilities and distribution stations is not a fast process, it can take several days. "It is important that the attacks on these objects began after the successful blows of the SBU on the Druzhba oil pipeline.
That is, the current shelling can be considered as a kind of" repayment of shares " On the eve of the heating season. Regarding protection - to cover gas storage facilities and energy facilities is really much more complicated than military or administrative buildings. This is not only a problem in Ukraine: Moscow also feels similar to the stroke of drones and gas terminals.
According to the expert, it can be expected that Russian troops activate attacks on the places of production and storage of energy resources. The blows should be expected in the Poltava region, which is the center of oil and gas production, as well as in the western regions, which play the role of logistics hubs for transportation. According to Snegirev, Ukrainian defense should act more than adequately - a mirror response is required.
"If the Russians attack our energy objects, we have to beat for similar purposes in the Russian Federation. And there are opportunities for this: recent events have shown that Russian air defense is extremely ineffective and unable to withstand massive attacks of drones and aerobalist missiles. Such blows should be not only a military. Logistics. According to Snegirev, it is important that infrastructure strikes take place on the eve of key international meetings.
It is about negotiations of European leaders with the US President, and Trump's possible meeting with Putin. In this way, Russia tries to put political pressure on both the US and European partners of Ukraine, promoting its own scenario of end of the war - at the expense of territorial concessions from Ukraine. "Therefore, it is important not to consider gas storage attacks separately from blows through the power system, logistics routes, or even government quarters.
This is part of a single strategy - to show that Ukraine is supposedly unprotected, and the event should look for a compromise with the Kremlin," says Focus expert. Two years ago, the blows of the energy made Ukrainians to experience blackouts. According to Snegirev, theoretically similar can be repeated with gas. Any strokes on repositories or distribution stations are a serious challenge.
The repair work is taken for several days, and if the attacks fall in the midst of the heating season, the consequences can be critical. Therefore, the risk of "gas blackouts" exists, especially given that the Russians are targeted at storage facilities and stations, and not just in production. "Ukraine is gradually intensifying the air and missing defense system. For example, a Danish contract for $ 8.
5 billion involves the purchase of six Patriot batteries, which will significantly strengthen energy protection. It should be reminded that on the night of September 8, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked the "shahads" of Kyiv region. In particular, under the shelling was the settlement of Ukrainian, where the Trypillian thermal power plant is located: there was a series of powerful explosions.