The seventh attack in a month: Russians strike again at Naftogaz’s facilities
28 October 13:04
On the night of Tuesday, October 28, the Russian army struck the seventh time at civilian gas infrastructure in Poltava region.
As reported by [Komersant ], citing a statement by the chairman of the board of Naftogaz of Ukraine Sergiy Koretsky.
“Last night, Russians attacked civilian gas infrastructure in Poltava region again. Fortunately, people were not injured – this is the main thing. Specialists are working at the site of the attack to assess the consequences and start restoring it. This is the seventh targeted attack on the gas infrastructure since the beginning of October,” the statement said.
According to him, the facilities attacked by Russia have no military significance. The only purpose of these attacks is to leave Ukrainians without gas and heat.
According to media reports, the strikes damaged production facilities in Poltava region.
As a reminder, since the beginning of the fall, Russia has launched a series of strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The main target of the enemy is CHP plants, thermal power plants and other energy facilities.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine expects that electricity problems may continue in the future amid new Russian attacks. Therefore, it will have to start importing from the EU.
