Russia wants a complete blackout in Ukraine: the Ministry of Energy is preparing for a difficult situation in winter

Herman Galushchenko stated that Ukraine is preparing 9 NPPs for the winter, as Russia has destroyed a large part of electrical generation and seeks a complete blackout for Ukrainians. The situation in the power system of Ukraine after large-scale Russian attacks on energy infrastructure is significant worse than in 2022-2023. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Galushchenko during a meeting of the IAEA Governor Council in Vienna.

The press service of the Ministry of Energy on Thursday, June 6. According to the minister, the greatest destruction has undergone objects of thermal and hydrogeneration, and the objects of transmission system were also significantly damaged. "The total loss of the system is up to 9 GW of power. The situation is much worse than in 2022 - 2023. Restrictions are used for consumers. We are preparing for a rather difficult situation in winter," Galushchenko said.

The head of the Ministry of Energy has said that Russian attacks are currently focused on shunting capacity, but "the goal of the enemy is complete blackout. " "We are preparing to work all 9 NPPs in winter, this is our way to survive. Therefore, it is an important task to protect nuclear power, avoid nuclear power plants and ensure nuclear and radiation security in Ukraine, which depends on global nuclear security," Galushchenko emphasized.

Recall that on the night of June 1, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck a rocket and anorary blow to the objects of critical infrastructure. It was a sixth massive attack on energy sites since March 2024. Under the Russian blow were energy objects in Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovograd, Ivano-Frankivsk regions. Financial Times, citing sources in the Ukrainian authorities, wrote that 1. 2 GW of electricity had been lost due to the attack on June 1.