Ukraine claims Russia launched a massive attack overnight! Zelensky: Half of Ukraine's energy production capacity has been destroyed! The Commander in
According to CCTV news, on June 22 local time, the Ukrainian State Power Company announced that in the early hours of the same day, the energy infrastructure in the Lviv and Zaporizhzhia regions was attacked and damaged by Russian troops, and two energy workers were injured. Currently undergoing emergency repairs.
On June 22nd local time, the State Power Company of Ukraine announced on its official social media platform that a large-scale attack by the Russian military on Ukraine's energy system in the early hours of the day resulted in a power shortage, and power restrictions will be implemented throughout Ukraine from 14:00 to 24:00 on the same day.
On June 22 local time, the Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Sersky, announced on his official social media platform that he had a phone conversation with Charles Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US military, to report on the situation on the front line. The two sides discussed providing material and technical assistance to Ukraine and improving the quality of Ukrainian military training.
The picture shows the battlefield between Russia and Ukraine. Source: CCTV news video screenshot
Ukraine claims Russia launched a massive attack overnight
According to a report by Agence France Presse on June 22, Ukraine reported that Russia launched a "large-scale" attack on the energy infrastructure in western and southern Ukraine overnight.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy stated that "the equipment inside the power facilities of the State Power Company located in Zaporizhzhia and Lviv Oblast was damaged," and added that two employees were injured and hospitalized in Zaporizhzhia for treatment.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy stated that this is the eighth large-scale joint attack launched by Russia on Ukraine's energy infrastructure sites in the past three months.
Ukrainian authorities claimed on the 20th that energy infrastructure, including a power plant, was damaged in a night attack that injured seven employees.
According to Ukrainian President Zelensky, Russia's attack has destroyed half of Ukraine's energy production capacity.
According to the report, Zelens basically said that all hospitals and schools in Ukraine must install solar panels "as soon as possible".
He said on the 20th, "We are making every effort to ensure that Russia's attempt to blackmail our heating and power systems does not succeed."
Maxim Dimchenko, President of Donbass Fuel and Energy Company in Ukraine, has warned that if Ukraine's Western allies do not provide the military assistance needed to defend its energy network, Ukraine "will face a serious crisis this winter.".
Russia claims to have shot down 397 Ukrainian drones, while Ukraine claims to have engaged in 99 battles on the entire front line that day
According to CCTV news, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 21st that in the past week, the Russian military has launched 14 rounds of large-scale strikes using long-range precision guided weapons and attack drones against Ukrainian military forces and foreign mercenary temporary deployment points, Ukrainian military airports, weapons and equipment warehouses, fuel warehouses, as well as unmanned boats and drone facilities; Shoot down 397 Ukrainian drones; Sink six Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Crimean region.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a war report stating that 99 battles had occurred on the entire front line. The Russian military continues to use aviation to launch attacks from multiple directions, especially actively attacking Pokrovsk. The Ukrainian armed forces are taking all necessary measures to prevent Russian troops from breaking through the defense line. The battle in the direction of Pokrovsk is the most intense, with almost one-third of the frontline fighting occurring here.
