One of many key targets of Russia's newest huge assault on Ukraine’s power system on 13 December was to focus on cross-border power infrastructure. The purpose was to considerably cut back Ukraine's export and import capacities or fully lower off its power system from Europe.

Supply: Yurii Boiko, adviser to Ukraine’s Prime Minister and a member of the supervisory board of Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electrical energy transmission operator, throughout a briefing on the Ukraine Media Middle, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine

Quote: "A particular function of the newest assault is that it focused community infrastructure that’s straight concerned in export-import operations between Ukraine and its European neighbors. This was finished to scale back import capabilities as a lot as doable and ideally lower Ukraine’s system off from Europe’s."

Particulars: Total, Boiko mentioned, the assault targeted on predictable targets: "As ever, key power infrastructure services – each in transmission and electrical energy technology – got here beneath assault."

Boiko added that it may value round US$1 million to bodily defend an space of 100 sq. metres.

Quote: "To guard technology services, you’d must assemble a concrete sarcophagus the peak of a 10-12-storey constructing with 8-10 entrances… This instance ought to reply the query of whether or not it’s doable to completely defend substations. Safety covers key parts of the gear, however injury nonetheless happens, and repairs take time."

Background: Ukraine’s Ministry of Power reported that electrical energy imports have practically doubled in current days, reaching 21,200 MWh on 16 December, in comparison with 12,400 MWh on 12 December, the day earlier than the assault.

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