Bloomberg: Ukrainians are afraid of harsh winter

According to Isna, the last few days of Russian air operations against Kiev and other cities of Ukraine have been one of the biggest operations in the last 2 and a half years. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy claimed in June that such attacks had destroyed 80 percent of electricity generation through thermal power plants and a third of hydroelectric power generation, and in addition, Ukraine’s long blackouts that occurred in the fall and winter season The summer season was also extended.

Bloomberg News media writes in a report: “Ukraine’s unexpected attacks on Russia’s Kursk region made the Ukrainian army optimistic about the continuation of the war, but Moscow’s subsequent attacks showed that Kiev was challenged and caught in a predicament, and on the other hand, the Ukrainian authorities “They are looking for a way to repair the energy infrastructure and also defend themselves.”

Referring to the life of 75-year-old retiree Hyorhi Samofalov in the eastern suburbs of Kiev, Bloomberg writes: “Now he does not need to use the elevator, but in his apartment It was very challenging for him to reach the 13th floor because he constantly faced electricity problems. Even making tea was difficult for him because everything runs on electricity.”

This American media emphasizes that Russia’s operation against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has made many like him think of a “hard winter”.

More than 2 years have passed since the war in Ukraine, and in addition to the fact that the authorities of this country are not looking for peaceful solutions to end the war, but by carrying out provocative actions such as the attack on Russia’s “Kursk” and drone attacks on the regions of this country, including around Moscow, with full support. The western partners have fueled the prolongation of the hostilities and are fueling the fire of this war.

The situation in Ukraine is getting “tougher”.

Samofalov, who has a pessimistic view of the war situation and believes that it is unlikely that Kiev will succeed in rebuilding the energy sector in the winter, says: “Energy officials always emphasize that this will be difficult, and the physical protection of energy facilities has shown that The action is worthless and unimportant.”

Yulia Surydenko, the first deputy prime minister of Ukraine, said on Saturday during her visit to Washington: “Ukraine is going to receive 800 million dollars from the United States for the repair and reconstruction of damaged energy infrastructure” and this budget will be used for the necessary equipment for the urgent repairs of Ukraine’s electricity facilities. It has been heavily damaged due to 2 years of Russian airstrikes, it will be allocated.”

“Volodymyr Zelensky” also intends to compensate the related losses by presenting programs, but the experts in this field are doubtful whether such measures will work in the short time left until winter.

“Dennis Sakova”, an energy analyst at “Dragon Capital”, a capital and market company based in Kyiv, believes: “Achieving these additional capacities until the end of the year is almost impossible.”

“If Ukraine succeeds in decentralizing electricity generation, Moscow may shift its missile and drone strikes into the gas distribution system to disrupt fuel supplies,” Bloomberg writes. “Also, the number of Russian air strikes on such facilities has increased this year.”

Valeria Svetina, a 45-year-old translator who left Kyiv, said, referring to the complicated situation of the Ukrainian army and its poor performance against the Russian operation: “At the same time as we are approaching the winter season, the lack of electricity and internal problems make planning for situations that It’s already unstable, it makes it harder.”

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