8:53 12 October 2022
Ukraine’s energy minister: Russia damaged 30% of our energy infrastructure
About 30% of Ukrainian energy infrastructure has been damaged since Monday as a result of Russian missile attacks, Ukraine's energy minister German Galushchenko was quoted by CNN as saying.
According to Galushchenko, Russia is attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure because Ukraine's electricity exports to Europe "help European countries save on Russian gas and coal". He stressed that Ukraine is trying to "quickly restore connection from other sources".
At the same time, the minister noted that the Ukrainian energy system is "still stable", but called on international partners to provide "air defense systems that can really help us protect our infrastructure".
Source: PAP
