Russia has attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure every single day since mid-July, carrying out more than 2,000 strikes, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said in an interview with BBC Ukraine reported on October 20, 2026.
2,147 attacks
According to figures from the Cabinet of Ministers released on October 19, there have been 2,147 attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since July 16, with strikes logged every day. Koretskyi said the count is several times higher than in the same period last year.
Power, heat and water
The strikes target electricity, heating and water systems with the aim of disrupting services before winter. Early on September 30, missiles and drones hit a large thermal power plant, cutting power and water to parts of Kyiv.
Preparing for winter
Koretskyi said partners are helping Ukraine stockpile replacement transformers and that backup power is being added at critical sites such as water pumping stations. “We are protecting everything that can be protected and expanding distributed generation,” he said.
A plan for escalation
An intercepted Russian plan reportedly envisages up to 1,000 missiles, drones and guided bombs against substations and power plants, naming Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa among key objectives and estimating that around 15 GW of generating capacity could be knocked out.
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