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Russian forces continue to target Ukraine’s energy sector.
On the night of Saturday, January 17, the aggressor state launched Shahed attack drones against the Kyiv region. As a result of the strikes, 56,000 residents in the Bucha district were left without electricity, according to DTEK.
Power engineers have restored electricity supply to critical infrastructure facilities, while repair work is still ongoing. The situation is further complicated by falling temperatures. Emergency power outages remain in effect in the Boryspil and Brovary districts.
Russia also attacked energy infrastructure in the Odesa region on the same day.
Kyiv has endured one of the largest assaults on its energy system to date. However, following the enemy strike, the city faced what some describe as a second blow — a political one. Questions over responsibility, the search for scapegoats during the crisis, and a lack of coordination between central authorities and city officials are undermining Ukraine’s ability to maintain the home front, writes Institute of the City director Oleksandr Serhiienko in his article “Kyiv Under Attack from Outside and Within, or Political Games During the War.”
