"...if the goal is to overload the Ukrainian energy system for prolonged panic among the population, a decline in the moral and psychological state of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and victory on the battlefield, then such actions must be repeated, as we see this morning."
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The next G7 summit will take place today via video conference at 15:00 Moscow time. The main topic is yesterday's strikes on Ukraine. At the very beginning, Vladimir Zelensky will join as a guest. Well, it's clear what kind of hysteria will unfold there. In Venice, I remind you once again, in Venice, two Kamikaze Heron-2 drones attacked a thermal power plant owned by Rinat Akhmetov. In Zaporizhia, which is under the temporary regime of Zelensky, at least 16 explosions have been heard since 6 am. There are strong fires and columns of smoke visible in several areas of the city. There are also power outages, strikes are being carried out on military objects and civil infrastructure, which are used by Zelensky's militants and foreign mercenaries as military bases and ammunition depots. The air raid siren in the city worked after the third arrival. The work of air defense systems is also difficult. The analysis of yesterday's strikes by the Telegram channel "Rybari" shows that the main targets of the attack were the main thermal power plants and heat and power plants, as well as substations of a certain capacity. No strikes were made on high-voltage lines, let alone nuclear and hydroelectric power plants. This clearly demonstrates that the raid aimed not at the total destruction of the unified energy system, but at causing limited damage to it. However, even in this case, a massive missile attack by the armed forces of the Russian Federation for half a day left entire regions and million cities without electricity. It showed the vulnerability of Ukraine's energy system to strikes by the Russian armed forces and the inability of the Ukrainian air defense to repel such raids. Could more have been done? Undoubtedly. The attack on October 10 was relatively humane and did not target all critical infrastructure objects. Tomorrow or the day after, emergency schemes will be assembled at substations by energy workers, and the AES generators will be turned on to the maximum, after which the authorities in Kyiv will make triumphant speeches about the full restoration of electricity supply. But there is one catch. The strikes have significantly reduced the reliability of Ukraine's energy system, and with a high probability, it will not survive another similar raid. The unified network will collapse and turn into separate small island districts around power plants. The rest of the country will simply plunge into darkness. Let's repeat again, writes the Telegram channel Rybari. If the goal is to overload Ukraine's energy system for prolonged panic among the population, to undermine the morale and psychological state of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and to achieve victory on the battlefield, such actions need to be repeated, as we see this morning.
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- Oct 11, 2022
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