The shelling of Ukraine of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on December 29: whether the target was the energy and whether there would be shutdown

On December 29, Ukraine survived a massive rocket-morning attack, which resulted in the victims and destruction of civil and energy infrastructure. Does the aggressor aim to destroy power grids and power plants again and can such massive attacks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lead to blackouts in Ukraine? On December 29, Russia struck rockets and "shahas" in the cities of Ukraine, in particular, in Kiev, Odessa, Lviv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and other cities.

Such an attack resulted in human casualties, as well as the destruction of houses, shopping centers, various types of premises, transmission lines. The Ministry of Energy explained that the power deficit in the power system has not been recorded and is not projected for the current day, and the power system is balanced and the schedules of shutdowns are not applied.

Meanwhile, in some regions, electricity has disappeared, which is directly related to the results of shelling of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. "Due to repeated shelling, high-voltage lines and TPP equipment in Donetsk region were significantly damaged during the day. and PL-330 kV NEC "Ukrenergo" in the Kiev region. The lines were included in the work.

Also, due to the violation of the contracting organization of the Regulation of work, the PL-330 kV in Dnipropetrovsk region was disconnected, "-said the Ministry of Energy. According to Focus Volodymyr Omelchenko, Director of the Razumkov Center of the Razumkov Center, a massive attack on December 29 is not related to the plan of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to join the energy facilities.

"In September, I said that probably the mass missile and drone attacks of the Russians will not be on energy infrastructure. It was my opinion. We see that there are no massive rocket strokes on the energy. Indeed, there are separate hit, this applies to one DTEK power plant in the east of the country, which in December has already been fired at ten times.

However, those damage that has now received infrastructure is not a consequence of sighting fire, It is a passing hit, which is probably accidental, "the expert says. According to him, it is not about a systemic massive attack on energy infrastructure, rather, the purpose of the Russians on December 29 was other objects. "We have seen an entry into civilian objects, the purpose, in particular, was demoralization Attack on energy objects, ”Omelchenko said.

He added that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation increases the risks of consumer shutdowns, even if such shelling goes on other objects, but on the transmission line, the stations fall fragments, so the risks of shutdowns remain even without planned massive attacks on the country's energy. The Ministry of Energy has informed that the import of electricity for the current day is 14 678 MWh.

This means that the stable operation of the power system provides, in particular, the assistance of European countries, from where electricity comes to cover consumer needs in Ukraine. Experts say-unfortunately, there is no power reserves, and any repair at stations can lead to a shortage. In addition, there is still a problem with coal. "Consumption is not so great now because there is warming, the warm end of December, but that does not mean problems. We are having a problem.

We have entered the winter without power reserves, we have a certain coal shortage, we have power destroyed last year and have not yet been restored. Therefore, we are forced to import electricity. In addition, one atomic block stopped. The situation in the energy is stable, but the risks of shutdowns remain, "Vladimir Omelchenko said. He believes that in order to help the power system, it is important for citizens to think about saving electricity and to carry the use of devices for day or night.