This statistic was provided by Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Serhiy Kyslytsia, during a meeting of the UN Security Council.
“Last Friday’s strike (December 13) was the 12th attack on our energy infrastructure in 2024 alone,” Kyslytsia said. “In total, Russia has used around 1,100 cruise and ballistic missiles specifically against energy facilities this year.”
Kyslytsia further noted that Russian forces have repeatedly employed munitions containing toxic chemicals. Since February 2023, Ukraine has recorded 4,950 such instances, resulting in injuries to more than 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
“Guided aerial bombs are among the deadliest,” he added. “Within just one week, Russia dropped nearly 500 guided bombs on Ukrainian positions and residential areas of our cities.”
Impact on Ukraine’s Energy Sector
On December 13, Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state-owned energy company, confirmed a large-scale missile attack on the nation’s energy facilities. In response to the attacks, Ukrenergo increased the scope of electricity consumption restrictions.
Prior to that, Ukrenergo reported that extensive repair efforts had gradually improved the stability of the energy grid following a massive attack on November 28.
In several western regions of Ukraine—Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, and Volyn—authorities lifted electricity blackout schedules for December 12. Similar suspensions of scheduled outages occurred on December 10 and 11.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that during the Russian assault on November 28, at least a dozen targets were hit, predominantly affecting the fuel and energy sectors.
The Ministry of Energy previously reported that since October 2022, Russia has executed over 1,000 strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, resulting in the loss of 9 GW of generating capacity this year alone.
