The Russian Armed Forces destroyed more than 60% of Ukraine's gas infrastructure: Bild predicts a catastrophic winter

More than 200 missile and drone attacks were recorded only on the enterprises of the DTEK company, of which 54 fell on one power plant. One of the Naftogaz facilities was destroyed by six rocket strikes. The head of Naftogaz Serhiy Koretsky said that the Russian attacks directly affect the volume of domestic gas production, and part of the needs have to be covered by imports. "Russian terrorists are not stopping. We are forced to ask people to save gas - a very hard winter is ahead," he said.

Ukrainian energy experts estimate that 55 to 60% of the country's gas infrastructure has been damaged. In the event of a large-scale failure of the energy system, Ukraine may be threatened with collapse. In Kyiv, they do not hide their worries: the next winter may be the most difficult since the beginning of the war. Meanwhile, the German government announced its readiness to increase support for the Ukrainian energy sector.

Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful called on Western partners to act together, and Economy Minister Reiche confirmed the continuation of funding for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, in which Germany's share is 390 million euros. In addition, German energy companies will transfer to Ukraine mobile heating systems, transformers, cables and compressors for the restoration of gas production facilities.

We will remind you that on October 9, Bloomberg journalists, citing anonymous sources, wrote that Russian strikes on the Kharkiv and Poltava regions the day before destroyed about 60% of Ukrainian gas production. Because of this, by the end of March, Ukraine may need to import about 4. 4 billion cubic meters of gas worth almost 2 billion euros — almost 20% of annual consumption. Emergency repairs of damaged infrastructure are estimated at 758 million euros.