Energy infrastructure in Russia has been attacked
In recent days, attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia's Vologda and Volgograd regions have caused serious concern among the public and officials. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
According to official information, the attacks targeted major electricity supply centers in the country. The "Belozerskaya" substation in the Vologda region was attacked.
This facility has a capacity of 3 gigavolt-amperes and supplies electricity to the cities of Vologda, Cherepovets, and large industrial enterprises. After the attack, electricity supply was temporarily interrupted in some areas.
The situation in the Volgograd region also became complicated. The "Balashovskaya LEP" substation, with a capacity of 1523 megavolt-amperes, was attacked.
This facility was damaged for the second time within the last month. According to the regional governor Andrey Bocharov, restoration work on the electricity supply is currently underway.
The authorities have involved construction and repair brigades and focused primarily on supplying electricity to residential areas. The attacks are presumed to have been carried out by Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials have announced that in response to Russia's attacks on Ukraine, they have intensified strikes on strategic facilities in the Moscow region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the country is increasing its defense capabilities and plans to expand the geography of strikes on Russia's strategic facilities.
In the city of Saratov, several buildings and vehicles were damaged as a result of a drone attack. According to local authorities, two people were injured.
At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on November 7 that it had destroyed 82 Ukrainian drones over the country's territory. Experts consider such attacks on energy systems before the winter season to be a strategic threat.
Interruptions in energy supply can seriously affect the living conditions of the population and industrial production. For this reason, Russian government agencies have begun to strengthen measures to protect energy infrastructure.
It is planned to stabilize the system by introducing new technologies.
