Major Russian strike cripples Ukraine’s power grid, European imports insufficient

May 9, 2024 - 07:23
Major Russian strike cripples Ukraine’s power grid, European imports insufficient

Major Russian strike cripples Ukraine's power grid, European imports insufficient

Ukraine can no longer offset its energy deficit by importing electricity from Europe after a massive Russian missile and drone attack damaged key power plants across six regions overnight on 8 May.

Volodymyr Kudrytskyy, head of national energy company UkrEnergo, stated that the damage was extensive, substantially reducing generation capacity.