⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦💡 @Rybar's Analysis - Russian Armed Forces hit Ukraine's Energy System on 15 Nov 2022⚡️
🔎 Rybar's team continues its analysis of the consequences of a systemic fire attack on Ukraine's energy system.
#Kiev said today's raid was the largest such attack since the start of the SMO. According to Ukrainian resources, cruise missiles and kamikaze drones damaged 15 critical infrastructure facilities.
We have repeatedly written that strikes have a cumulative effect, with each successive raid resulting in increasingly grave consequences for the Ukrainian energy system. This is exactly what today's events have demonstrated:
▪️ Strikes on the #Zmiev thermal power plant in #Chuguev district temporarily completely de-energised the entire #Kharkov region.
▪️ Strikes on facilities in #Kiev led to massive overloads in the power grid and tripping of emergency frequency overload automatics, which was perfectly visible in the footage of pulsating power on and off.
▪️ Repeated strikes on the #Zhytomyr 330 substation resulted in power outages in this regional centre and areas around it.
▪️ Voltage surges and temporary power outages were reported in western regions of Ukraine after repeated strikes on the Lvov-South 330 substation in Lvov Region and the #Kovel 330 substation in #Volyn Region.
🔻 For the first time, #Moldova also experienced the consequences of Russian missile strikes: paradoxically, they were the consequence of the policies of the authorities themselves in #Chisinau.
➖ Restrictions of gas supply to #Transnistria led to decrease of generation of the Moldavian state district power station that with its capacity stabilized the situation in the south of #Odessa region and fed the energy deficit of #Moldova.
➖ Due to reduced capacity and increased consumption from Ukraine, exacerbated by a possible impact on the 330 substation in #Artsyz, an automatic protection was triggered at the TPP. The plant switched to self-powered operation, which caused consumers in Moldova and Transnistria to be disconnected.
➖ Also, a section of the 750kV high voltage transit line in #Romania was disconnected, which may indirectly indicate a possible short circuit from the 750kV switchgear of the South Ukraine NPP.
🔻 The lack of objective data from most of the hit locations made it impossible to determine exactly which elements of the energy facilities were targeted in each attack.
However, dense black plumes could be seen in photos and videos from the arrival areas. This indirectly indicates that it is highly likely that the strikes were again directed at power and automatic transformers rather than general control stations (GCPs).
🩸 Their preservation would once again allow Ukrainian power producers to reassemble emergency circuits and eliminate damaged equipment in a relatively short period of time. Yes, it will cause even more severe restrictions, but power supply to consumers will be restored.
The absence of strikes on the General Control Stations reduces the impact on the Ukrainian energy system, although even then its resilience drops with each attack.
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🔎 Rybar's team continues its analysis of the consequences of a systemic fire attack on Ukraine's energy system.
#Kiev said today's raid was the largest such attack since the start of the SMO. According to Ukrainian resources, cruise missiles and kamikaze drones damaged 15 critical infrastructure facilities.
We have repeatedly written that strikes have a cumulative effect, with each successive raid resulting in increasingly grave consequences for the Ukrainian energy system. This is exactly what today's events have demonstrated:
▪️ Strikes on the #Zmiev thermal power plant in #Chuguev district temporarily completely de-energised the entire #Kharkov region.
▪️ Strikes on facilities in #Kiev led to massive overloads in the power grid and tripping of emergency frequency overload automatics, which was perfectly visible in the footage of pulsating power on and off.
▪️ Repeated strikes on the #Zhytomyr 330 substation resulted in power outages in this regional centre and areas around it.
▪️ Voltage surges and temporary power outages were reported in western regions of Ukraine after repeated strikes on the Lvov-South 330 substation in Lvov Region and the #Kovel 330 substation in #Volyn Region.
🔻 For the first time, #Moldova also experienced the consequences of Russian missile strikes: paradoxically, they were the consequence of the policies of the authorities themselves in #Chisinau.
➖ Restrictions of gas supply to #Transnistria led to decrease of generation of the Moldavian state district power station that with its capacity stabilized the situation in the south of #Odessa region and fed the energy deficit of #Moldova.
➖ Due to reduced capacity and increased consumption from Ukraine, exacerbated by a possible impact on the 330 substation in #Artsyz, an automatic protection was triggered at the TPP. The plant switched to self-powered operation, which caused consumers in Moldova and Transnistria to be disconnected.
➖ Also, a section of the 750kV high voltage transit line in #Romania was disconnected, which may indirectly indicate a possible short circuit from the 750kV switchgear of the South Ukraine NPP.
🔻 The lack of objective data from most of the hit locations made it impossible to determine exactly which elements of the energy facilities were targeted in each attack.
However, dense black plumes could be seen in photos and videos from the arrival areas. This indirectly indicates that it is highly likely that the strikes were again directed at power and automatic transformers rather than general control stations (GCPs).
🩸 Their preservation would once again allow Ukrainian power producers to reassemble emergency circuits and eliminate damaged equipment in a relatively short period of time. Yes, it will cause even more severe restrictions, but power supply to consumers will be restored.
The absence of strikes on the General Control Stations reduces the impact on the Ukrainian energy system, although even then its resilience drops with each attack.
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Strikes on Ukraine's Energy System - 15 Nov 2022
⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦💡 @Rybar's Analysis: The State of #Ukraine's Energy System after 2 Months of Systematic Strikes⚡️
On 10 Oct, the RF Forces launched the first massive strike on #Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The state after two months of strikes.
♦️Where was the Hit?
At the end of Nov, a cumulative effect worked. Limited strikes in certain regions began to lead to nationwide blackouts.
The main target was the distribution grid rather than generation facilities. Three-phase 330/110 kV autotransformers and single-phase 750/330 kV autotransformers were knocked out in substations.
High-voltage circuit breakers, line disconnectors, current and voltage transformers were incidentally affected.
In some rare cases, general control stations (GCPs) and TPPs were hit.
♦️Was the Fire Attack really systemic?
Despite the seeming strangeness, the strikes can be roughly divided into five logically interrelated stages:
▪️ Stage 1: strikes on nodal high-voltage substations.
✅ Ability to analyse the consequences for the entire system and the time taken to recover.
▪️ Stage 2: strikes on substations in major cities and the Ukrenergo building to limit dispatch control.
✅ Temporary difficulties and introduction of rolling blackout schedules.
▪️ Stage 3: isolation of the three remaining NPPs from the country's power system.
✅ The Khmelnitsky NPP and one unit of the Rivne NPP have been shut down in an emergency. The centre and west were left without power supply. Shutdown schedules have been tightened.
▪️ Stage 4: strikes on switchgear of large power plants and power plants themselves, repeated strikes on node substations.
✅ Temporary collapse of the power system, acute shortage of electricity generation. Import of electricity from #Poland and #Romania. Constant unscheduled emergency outages.
▪️ Stage 5: methodical knocking out of the remaining substations and PPs that are pulling the power supply to consumers across the country.
✅ It is continuing now. The results can be seen in the strikes on #Odessa, #Kiev and #Sumy. Similar things are happening in #Lvov and #Dnipropetrovsk regions.
♦️Okay, but everything can be restored, right?
Ukraine has run out of reserves, its own production in #Zaporozhye stopped long ago.
Despite the PR actions with the transfer of secondary equipment, no one can actually supply high-voltage autotransformers now (except for a few from #Lithuania and possibly #Bulgaria and #Romania).
Even if the European industry refocuses on #Ukraine's needs, the first unit deliveries will have to wait at least six months.
♦️So there is a complete collapse in #Ukraine right now?
Not exactly.
Measures are being taken now to protect the most important points. Barriers are being built at the surviving sites. Air defence is being built up.
♦️So the Power Grid is partially intact?
Alas, yes.
The restoration work is being carried out because of incomprehensible humanism on the part of the RF Forces. If the strikes were not on the power equipment, but on the control posts, there would be nothing to restore.
A strike on the control room with the destruction of the building would render the substation inoperable. In addition, #Ukraine needs to be deprived of the ability to generate electricity.
♦️What is the practical effect now?
The idea of moving the country to separate "islands" fed by the nearest power station is being discussed. The damage has reduced the manageability of the power system and is causing numerous accidents.
#Moldova has been affected, as the main PPs are in #Transnistria.
The option of importing electricity from #Europe and bringing in floating Turkish PPs is being considered.
🩸But the point of no return has already been passed?
Yes, the energy system is still capable of supplying critical industries and rail transport. But the further it goes, the more things go wrong.
That is why the strikes have to continue!
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On 10 Oct, the RF Forces launched the first massive strike on #Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The state after two months of strikes.
♦️Where was the Hit?
At the end of Nov, a cumulative effect worked. Limited strikes in certain regions began to lead to nationwide blackouts.
The main target was the distribution grid rather than generation facilities. Three-phase 330/110 kV autotransformers and single-phase 750/330 kV autotransformers were knocked out in substations.
High-voltage circuit breakers, line disconnectors, current and voltage transformers were incidentally affected.
In some rare cases, general control stations (GCPs) and TPPs were hit.
♦️Was the Fire Attack really systemic?
Despite the seeming strangeness, the strikes can be roughly divided into five logically interrelated stages:
▪️ Stage 1: strikes on nodal high-voltage substations.
✅ Ability to analyse the consequences for the entire system and the time taken to recover.
▪️ Stage 2: strikes on substations in major cities and the Ukrenergo building to limit dispatch control.
✅ Temporary difficulties and introduction of rolling blackout schedules.
▪️ Stage 3: isolation of the three remaining NPPs from the country's power system.
✅ The Khmelnitsky NPP and one unit of the Rivne NPP have been shut down in an emergency. The centre and west were left without power supply. Shutdown schedules have been tightened.
▪️ Stage 4: strikes on switchgear of large power plants and power plants themselves, repeated strikes on node substations.
✅ Temporary collapse of the power system, acute shortage of electricity generation. Import of electricity from #Poland and #Romania. Constant unscheduled emergency outages.
▪️ Stage 5: methodical knocking out of the remaining substations and PPs that are pulling the power supply to consumers across the country.
✅ It is continuing now. The results can be seen in the strikes on #Odessa, #Kiev and #Sumy. Similar things are happening in #Lvov and #Dnipropetrovsk regions.
♦️Okay, but everything can be restored, right?
Ukraine has run out of reserves, its own production in #Zaporozhye stopped long ago.
Despite the PR actions with the transfer of secondary equipment, no one can actually supply high-voltage autotransformers now (except for a few from #Lithuania and possibly #Bulgaria and #Romania).
Even if the European industry refocuses on #Ukraine's needs, the first unit deliveries will have to wait at least six months.
♦️So there is a complete collapse in #Ukraine right now?
Not exactly.
Measures are being taken now to protect the most important points. Barriers are being built at the surviving sites. Air defence is being built up.
♦️So the Power Grid is partially intact?
Alas, yes.
The restoration work is being carried out because of incomprehensible humanism on the part of the RF Forces. If the strikes were not on the power equipment, but on the control posts, there would be nothing to restore.
A strike on the control room with the destruction of the building would render the substation inoperable. In addition, #Ukraine needs to be deprived of the ability to generate electricity.
♦️What is the practical effect now?
The idea of moving the country to separate "islands" fed by the nearest power station is being discussed. The damage has reduced the manageability of the power system and is causing numerous accidents.
#Moldova has been affected, as the main PPs are in #Transnistria.
The option of importing electricity from #Europe and bringing in floating Turkish PPs is being considered.
🩸But the point of no return has already been passed?
Yes, the energy system is still capable of supplying critical industries and rail transport. But the further it goes, the more things go wrong.
That is why the strikes have to continue!
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⚡️🇧🇾🇺🇦⚔️ Fall of a Ukrainian S-300 Missile in #Belarus⚡️
In the morning, residents discovered the wreckage of a missile near the village of Gorbaha, #Brest region. According to the Ministry of Defence, it was fired from the territory of #Ukraine and shot down by Belarusian air defence assets.
The Belarusian silovik channel @belarusian_silovik published photos of the wreckage, in which parts of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile can be clearly identified. It was fired by a Ukrainian SAM during an attempt to repel a massive air strike by the RF Armed Forces, see 👉 HERE, but it lost its target and flew into the territory of the Republic of #Belarus.
According to official data from #Minsk, the launch area was near the settlement of #Zabolotya in the #Volyn Region of #Ukraine.
Similar incidents have already occurred in the past. Over the last two months, AFU air defence munitions have fallen in #Moldova and #Poland, not counting the cases when residential areas of Ukrainian cities were hit.
No powerful response from the Belarusian Armed Forces is likely to follow. Fortunately there were no casualties or casualties in the incident, and the missile collapsed in a field and did not damage any buildings.
Nevertheless, the incident could be an occasion to reinforce the joint Russian-Belarusian grouping on the Ukrainian border.
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In the morning, residents discovered the wreckage of a missile near the village of Gorbaha, #Brest region. According to the Ministry of Defence, it was fired from the territory of #Ukraine and shot down by Belarusian air defence assets.
The Belarusian silovik channel @belarusian_silovik published photos of the wreckage, in which parts of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile can be clearly identified. It was fired by a Ukrainian SAM during an attempt to repel a massive air strike by the RF Armed Forces, see 👉 HERE, but it lost its target and flew into the territory of the Republic of #Belarus.
According to official data from #Minsk, the launch area was near the settlement of #Zabolotya in the #Volyn Region of #Ukraine.
Similar incidents have already occurred in the past. Over the last two months, AFU air defence munitions have fallen in #Moldova and #Poland, not counting the cases when residential areas of Ukrainian cities were hit.
No powerful response from the Belarusian Armed Forces is likely to follow. Fortunately there were no casualties or casualties in the incident, and the missile collapsed in a field and did not damage any buildings.
Nevertheless, the incident could be an occasion to reinforce the joint Russian-Belarusian grouping on the Ukrainian border.
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🇧🇾🇺🇦 Падение украинской ракеты С-300 в Белоруссии
Утром в районе села Горбаха Брестской области жители обнаружили обломки ракеты. По сообщению министерства обороны, она была выпущена с территории Украины и сбита белорусскими средствами ПВО.
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Утром в районе села Горбаха Брестской области жители обнаружили обломки ракеты. По сообщению министерства обороны, она была выпущена с территории Украины и сбита белорусскими средствами ПВО.
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📋🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Analysis of Information and Propaganda. Summary of the week ( 28 Jan - 3 Feb 2023)📍
🔹 The discussion about the transfer of tanks to #Ukraine has reached its climax. Even the Russian President has commented on it. Meanwhile, for successful actions in the information war, it seems more valuable not to react to current events, but to independently generate "hot", uniting society topics. The interest and attention to the personality of Vladimir Putin, unlike Zelensky, allows for weekly shaping and directing the information flows of the whole world.
🔹 #Ukraine is putting on a massive show about fighting corruption to save Ermak from the Americans. Zelensky's entourage has been caught stealing foreign aid and now Kiev has to convince Washington that everyone but the head of the Office of the President has stolen.
➖ Throw-ins have been prepared regarding those responsible for extorting money from the Turks who wanted to open a drone factory.
➖ At the same time no one cares whether Zelensky stole or not. Once again it has become clear that the president of #Ukraine is not a significant figure.
🔹 The gap between those who stayed in the country and those who fled or are about to is deepening in Ukrainian society. The remaining population is stressed and embittered. Kiev is draining the last of the people through mobilisations, raids and pogroms.
➖ Russophobia has been ramped up throughout the year to suppress possible discontent, but the limits of hatred have almost been reached and public apathy is approaching, obscurantism is growing, exploited by neo-Nazis and other sectarians. People switch to conflict with each other.
🔹 In the West, the figures who make money from war are clearly visible.
➖ The first fiddle in fomenting the conflict is played by London, where, unlike the US, there is not even a discussion regarding the fate of #Ukraine.
➖ The former Bulgarian prime minister spoke very frankly.
➖ #Poland has started repairing armoured vehicles on its territory, only to push Kiev to further waste human resources. Politicians of various calibres make ritual visits to #Ukraine.
🔹 A Cold War-style confrontation is escalating. The US and the Soros Foundation are pushing #Ukraine more and more into Africa and Latin America.
➖ #NATO is laying the groundwork for the development of the territory of #Moldova.
➖ Another provocations are being prepared in the international media accusing #Russia of using chemical weapons.
🔹 The neo-Nazis retain their dominance in the public space of #Ukraine. The use of terms associated with Hitler's Germany has reached the everyday level. Demonstration of SS symbols becomes elitist and soon an ordinary Ukrainian, before putting on a swastika, will have to prove that he is worthy of such an honor.
🇷🇺 Victory in the Information war is Inevitable 🇷🇺
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🔹 The discussion about the transfer of tanks to #Ukraine has reached its climax. Even the Russian President has commented on it. Meanwhile, for successful actions in the information war, it seems more valuable not to react to current events, but to independently generate "hot", uniting society topics. The interest and attention to the personality of Vladimir Putin, unlike Zelensky, allows for weekly shaping and directing the information flows of the whole world.
🔹 #Ukraine is putting on a massive show about fighting corruption to save Ermak from the Americans. Zelensky's entourage has been caught stealing foreign aid and now Kiev has to convince Washington that everyone but the head of the Office of the President has stolen.
➖ Throw-ins have been prepared regarding those responsible for extorting money from the Turks who wanted to open a drone factory.
➖ At the same time no one cares whether Zelensky stole or not. Once again it has become clear that the president of #Ukraine is not a significant figure.
🔹 The gap between those who stayed in the country and those who fled or are about to is deepening in Ukrainian society. The remaining population is stressed and embittered. Kiev is draining the last of the people through mobilisations, raids and pogroms.
➖ Russophobia has been ramped up throughout the year to suppress possible discontent, but the limits of hatred have almost been reached and public apathy is approaching, obscurantism is growing, exploited by neo-Nazis and other sectarians. People switch to conflict with each other.
🔹 In the West, the figures who make money from war are clearly visible.
➖ The first fiddle in fomenting the conflict is played by London, where, unlike the US, there is not even a discussion regarding the fate of #Ukraine.
➖ The former Bulgarian prime minister spoke very frankly.
➖ #Poland has started repairing armoured vehicles on its territory, only to push Kiev to further waste human resources. Politicians of various calibres make ritual visits to #Ukraine.
🔹 A Cold War-style confrontation is escalating. The US and the Soros Foundation are pushing #Ukraine more and more into Africa and Latin America.
➖ #NATO is laying the groundwork for the development of the territory of #Moldova.
➖ Another provocations are being prepared in the international media accusing #Russia of using chemical weapons.
🔹 The neo-Nazis retain their dominance in the public space of #Ukraine. The use of terms associated with Hitler's Germany has reached the everyday level. Demonstration of SS symbols becomes elitist and soon an ordinary Ukrainian, before putting on a swastika, will have to prove that he is worthy of such an honor.
🇷🇺 Victory in the Information war is Inevitable 🇷🇺
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📋🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Two Majors #Report for the Morning of 9 Feb 2023; pub. 07:01📍
🔴 The RF Armed Forces carried out overnight strikes on enemy targets near #Dnepropetrovsk, in #Konstantinovka, #Kramatorsk and the Pokrovsky district.
➖ Increased Russian artillery activity has been reported in the #Sumy direction over the past 24 hours.
▪️ In the #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut) direction there is fighting for the city and settlements northwards. The Wagner PMC is also trying to take fire control of the (supply) roads.
▪️ The storming of #Maryinka continues, and tactical successes of the RF Armed Forces are reported.
▪️ In the #Ugledar direction, heavy fighting is taking place. The Pacific Fleet Marines suffer losses, the enemy moves in with reinforcements, fires artillery and tanks, and conducts constant aerial reconnaissance by UAVs.
🔵 The AFU attempted to attack the Starodubsky district of the #Bryansk region at night with nine UAVs. All were shot down by our air defence.
▪️ In the #Kursk region, the AFU shelled a power plant in #Tetkino village.
▪️ In the #Zaporozhye region, reports on the destruction of several enemy UAVs near the town of #Berdyansk.
▪️ The AFU take urgent measures to strengthen defences in #Sumy Region. They mine the terrain and send military convoys to the regional centre.
▪️ In the LPR, the enemy struck #Novodruzhesk, killing a civilian.
▪️ The enemy continued to fire indiscriminately into the DPR. The capital #Donetsk, #Zaitsevo, #Mayorsk, #Gorlovka, #Novobakhmutovka, #Ambrosiyevka, and #Ilovaysk came under fire. Four civilians were wounded, including three children.
❗️Military enlistment offices in #Moldova are sending out summons to men liable for military service to "clarify the database", the republic's defence ministry has said. It was earlier reported that #NATO defence ministers will meet in Brussels on 14-15 February to discuss support for #Moldova.
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🔴 The RF Armed Forces carried out overnight strikes on enemy targets near #Dnepropetrovsk, in #Konstantinovka, #Kramatorsk and the Pokrovsky district.
➖ Increased Russian artillery activity has been reported in the #Sumy direction over the past 24 hours.
▪️ In the #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut) direction there is fighting for the city and settlements northwards. The Wagner PMC is also trying to take fire control of the (supply) roads.
▪️ The storming of #Maryinka continues, and tactical successes of the RF Armed Forces are reported.
▪️ In the #Ugledar direction, heavy fighting is taking place. The Pacific Fleet Marines suffer losses, the enemy moves in with reinforcements, fires artillery and tanks, and conducts constant aerial reconnaissance by UAVs.
🔵 The AFU attempted to attack the Starodubsky district of the #Bryansk region at night with nine UAVs. All were shot down by our air defence.
▪️ In the #Kursk region, the AFU shelled a power plant in #Tetkino village.
▪️ In the #Zaporozhye region, reports on the destruction of several enemy UAVs near the town of #Berdyansk.
▪️ The AFU take urgent measures to strengthen defences in #Sumy Region. They mine the terrain and send military convoys to the regional centre.
▪️ In the LPR, the enemy struck #Novodruzhesk, killing a civilian.
▪️ The enemy continued to fire indiscriminately into the DPR. The capital #Donetsk, #Zaitsevo, #Mayorsk, #Gorlovka, #Novobakhmutovka, #Ambrosiyevka, and #Ilovaysk came under fire. Four civilians were wounded, including three children.
❗️Military enlistment offices in #Moldova are sending out summons to men liable for military service to "clarify the database", the republic's defence ministry has said. It was earlier reported that #NATO defence ministers will meet in Brussels on 14-15 February to discuss support for #Moldova.
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦💡 RF Armed Forces massive Missile Strike on Infrastructure in #Ukraine on 10 Feb 2023 - what is known by 15:00⚡️
💥 The RF Armed Forces have struck critical infrastructure sites in #Ukraine.
During the night, Geran-2 drones were predominantly used. Air defence position areas were opened and several critical infrastructure facilities in the south and east of #Ukraine were hit.
In the morning, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of missile strikes against targets across the country.
🔹 What is known by this hour?
▪️ #Kharkov: overnight 👉 strikes hit the engine room of CHP-5 in the south-west of the city.
➖ In the morning, strikes on enemy facilities in #Kharkov continued, with local authorities reporting power outages in several districts of the city and region.
➖ There were reports of delays in the underground and problems with the internet in the city.
▪️ #Zaporozhye: the target of the 👉 strike was the 1st engine room of the #Dnieper hydroelectric power plant.
➖ The hall has relatively low capacity and old equipment. The likelihood that the damage caused would disrupt the operation of the entire plant is extremely low.
➖ One of the fired shells hit a nearby outbuilding.
➖ Some parts of the city are experiencing power and internet problems.
▪️ #Dnepropetrovsk region: A missile 👉 hit the engine room of the Krivoy Rog TPP near #Zelenodolsk, destroying at least one turbine and damaging steam lines.
➖ One of the generators stopped generating power and was permanently disabled.
▪️ #Khmelnytsky region: several energy infrastructure facilities in Khmelnytsky and Shepetovsky district were hit, with electricity and internet problems observed in the oblast.
▪️ Ivano-Frankovsk region: According to preliminary data, the Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant could have been targeted again - the plant stopped generating power during the massive strikes.
➖ At the same time, the facility's capacity decreased slowly - suggesting that Ukrainian power engineers may have deliberately shut it down before the attack.
▪️ #Kiev and the region: In #Kiev, CHPP-5 and several other targets in other parts of the city were hit. Local authorities reported power grid damage.
▪️ Several strikes are known to have occurred in the #Odessa region. According to local sources, the #Usatovo 330 substation caught fire.
▪️ The RF Armed Forces also struck unspecified facilities in #Kherson region, near #Kremenchuk, #Kramatorsk and #Vinnitsa.
▪️In #Zhytomyr, #Kirovograd, #Nikolayev and #Lvov regions, air defence assets were triggered.
➖ Shortly before the missile attack, authorities conducted preventive power cuts in some regions of the country.
▪️ Following the strikes, Ukrainian Railways reported train delays on the #Kharkov, #Kiev and #Kramatorsk routes.
▪️ #Moldova said that Russian missiles allegedly entered the country's airspace and flew over #Transnistria as well as the #Soroca region bordering #Ukraine.
➖ The republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador.
📌 Today's wave of strikes hit more targets than the previous one. It cannot but be gratifying that this time machine rooms were chosen as targets rather than autotransformers, as had been the case previously.
Accurate hits on equipment in turbine halls guarantee extremely long-lasting repairs to facilities, and consequently a dramatic drop in power generation at stations.
Still, such attacks must be carried out systematically. Disabling #Ukraine's power infrastructure would make logistics, as well as repairs to equipment and the enemy's industry, much more difficult.
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💥 The RF Armed Forces have struck critical infrastructure sites in #Ukraine.
During the night, Geran-2 drones were predominantly used. Air defence position areas were opened and several critical infrastructure facilities in the south and east of #Ukraine were hit.
In the morning, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of missile strikes against targets across the country.
🔹 What is known by this hour?
▪️ #Kharkov: overnight 👉 strikes hit the engine room of CHP-5 in the south-west of the city.
➖ In the morning, strikes on enemy facilities in #Kharkov continued, with local authorities reporting power outages in several districts of the city and region.
➖ There were reports of delays in the underground and problems with the internet in the city.
▪️ #Zaporozhye: the target of the 👉 strike was the 1st engine room of the #Dnieper hydroelectric power plant.
➖ The hall has relatively low capacity and old equipment. The likelihood that the damage caused would disrupt the operation of the entire plant is extremely low.
➖ One of the fired shells hit a nearby outbuilding.
➖ Some parts of the city are experiencing power and internet problems.
▪️ #Dnepropetrovsk region: A missile 👉 hit the engine room of the Krivoy Rog TPP near #Zelenodolsk, destroying at least one turbine and damaging steam lines.
➖ One of the generators stopped generating power and was permanently disabled.
▪️ #Khmelnytsky region: several energy infrastructure facilities in Khmelnytsky and Shepetovsky district were hit, with electricity and internet problems observed in the oblast.
▪️ Ivano-Frankovsk region: According to preliminary data, the Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant could have been targeted again - the plant stopped generating power during the massive strikes.
➖ At the same time, the facility's capacity decreased slowly - suggesting that Ukrainian power engineers may have deliberately shut it down before the attack.
▪️ #Kiev and the region: In #Kiev, CHPP-5 and several other targets in other parts of the city were hit. Local authorities reported power grid damage.
▪️ Several strikes are known to have occurred in the #Odessa region. According to local sources, the #Usatovo 330 substation caught fire.
▪️ The RF Armed Forces also struck unspecified facilities in #Kherson region, near #Kremenchuk, #Kramatorsk and #Vinnitsa.
▪️In #Zhytomyr, #Kirovograd, #Nikolayev and #Lvov regions, air defence assets were triggered.
➖ Shortly before the missile attack, authorities conducted preventive power cuts in some regions of the country.
▪️ Following the strikes, Ukrainian Railways reported train delays on the #Kharkov, #Kiev and #Kramatorsk routes.
▪️ #Moldova said that Russian missiles allegedly entered the country's airspace and flew over #Transnistria as well as the #Soroca region bordering #Ukraine.
➖ The republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador.
📌 Today's wave of strikes hit more targets than the previous one. It cannot but be gratifying that this time machine rooms were chosen as targets rather than autotransformers, as had been the case previously.
Accurate hits on equipment in turbine halls guarantee extremely long-lasting repairs to facilities, and consequently a dramatic drop in power generation at stations.
Still, such attacks must be carried out systematically. Disabling #Ukraine's power infrastructure would make logistics, as well as repairs to equipment and the enemy's industry, much more difficult.
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦💡 Massive Missile Strike by RF Armed Forces in #Ukraine - What's known by the End of the Day⚡️
💥 #Ukraine's energy infrastructure was hit during the night, morning and afternoon of 10 February.
🔹 CHPP-5 in #Kharkov: the strike struck the western part of turbine hall 1, causing severe fire and damage to the building.
➖ One of the three turbines with a generator, presumably the most powerful (300 MW), was severely damaged.
➖ The underground was disrupted and emergency shutdowns of the city's consumers were required.
As #Kharkov is largely supplied by the Zmiyevskaya TPP, the situation was already stabilised by evening.
🔹 CHPP-5 in #Kiev: The largest generating station in #Kiev with installed capacity of 700MW was hit. The station has been attacked several times before, but the CHPP has not stopped its operation.
Today's strike, according to preliminary information, hit the engine room and caused power outages in the southern and western districts of #Kiev.
🔹#KrivoyRog TPP: The blow hit the plant's turbine hall. At least one of the turbines with a 282MW generator was seriously damaged.
➖ The building was also severely damaged, the roof on two bays collapsed and process steam lines were damaged. The plant temporarily halted generation, affecting power supply to #Dnepropetrovsk region and Krivoy Rog.
The nature of the damage does not allow us to talk about a complete shutdown of the plant.
🔹#Dnieper HPP: One of the missiles broke through the roof and caused a fire in the engine room of Dnepr HPP-1. The second one allegedly hit one of the 13.8/154kV generator transformers on the 154kV switchyard.
However, the damage can hardly be called severe - according to preliminary data, only one hydro unit was damaged.
🔹#Burshtynskaya TPP: There is no photo and video material confirming the damage to the plant.
However, circumstantial evidence - a sharp increase in power flows from #Hungary and #Slovakia - suggests that the TPP has stopped generating electricity and has still not been able to start generating it.
🔹PS Khmelnitsky 330: A 330/110 kV autotransformer was damaged and caught fire. Part of Khmelnitsky was left without power.
🔹PS Usatovo 330: A fire was detected in the substation area. The cause could have been either missile strikes or overloading.
As a result of the fire, the flow of electricity from #Moldova and #Romania to #Ukraine through the substation has completely stopped, and a wave of emergency power cuts went through #Odessa.
🔹 Shepetovka 330: A fire was detected in the 330 kV switchgear of the substation, presumably on fire with a 330/110 kV autotransformer.
⁉️ There are reports that #Dniester HPP-1 was also hit today, but no confirmation could be found.
📌 Today's strikes by the RF Armed Forces have severely damaged generation at thermal power plants.
Combined with previous strikes, there is a tendency to knock out not only substations but also generators themselves.
Even though it is impossible to shut down plants such as the Krivoy Rog thermal power station with a single missile, a methodical and systematic impact will inevitably bear fruit.
Repair of turbines and generators and their installation is a process that in peacetime can take several years. In today's realities, it becomes simply impossible.
Therefore, strikes must continue, methodically knocking out station after station.
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💥 #Ukraine's energy infrastructure was hit during the night, morning and afternoon of 10 February.
🔹 CHPP-5 in #Kharkov: the strike struck the western part of turbine hall 1, causing severe fire and damage to the building.
➖ One of the three turbines with a generator, presumably the most powerful (300 MW), was severely damaged.
➖ The underground was disrupted and emergency shutdowns of the city's consumers were required.
As #Kharkov is largely supplied by the Zmiyevskaya TPP, the situation was already stabilised by evening.
🔹 CHPP-5 in #Kiev: The largest generating station in #Kiev with installed capacity of 700MW was hit. The station has been attacked several times before, but the CHPP has not stopped its operation.
Today's strike, according to preliminary information, hit the engine room and caused power outages in the southern and western districts of #Kiev.
🔹#KrivoyRog TPP: The blow hit the plant's turbine hall. At least one of the turbines with a 282MW generator was seriously damaged.
➖ The building was also severely damaged, the roof on two bays collapsed and process steam lines were damaged. The plant temporarily halted generation, affecting power supply to #Dnepropetrovsk region and Krivoy Rog.
The nature of the damage does not allow us to talk about a complete shutdown of the plant.
🔹#Dnieper HPP: One of the missiles broke through the roof and caused a fire in the engine room of Dnepr HPP-1. The second one allegedly hit one of the 13.8/154kV generator transformers on the 154kV switchyard.
However, the damage can hardly be called severe - according to preliminary data, only one hydro unit was damaged.
🔹#Burshtynskaya TPP: There is no photo and video material confirming the damage to the plant.
However, circumstantial evidence - a sharp increase in power flows from #Hungary and #Slovakia - suggests that the TPP has stopped generating electricity and has still not been able to start generating it.
🔹PS Khmelnitsky 330: A 330/110 kV autotransformer was damaged and caught fire. Part of Khmelnitsky was left without power.
🔹PS Usatovo 330: A fire was detected in the substation area. The cause could have been either missile strikes or overloading.
As a result of the fire, the flow of electricity from #Moldova and #Romania to #Ukraine through the substation has completely stopped, and a wave of emergency power cuts went through #Odessa.
🔹 Shepetovka 330: A fire was detected in the 330 kV switchgear of the substation, presumably on fire with a 330/110 kV autotransformer.
⁉️ There are reports that #Dniester HPP-1 was also hit today, but no confirmation could be found.
📌 Today's strikes by the RF Armed Forces have severely damaged generation at thermal power plants.
Combined with previous strikes, there is a tendency to knock out not only substations but also generators themselves.
Even though it is impossible to shut down plants such as the Krivoy Rog thermal power station with a single missile, a methodical and systematic impact will inevitably bear fruit.
Repair of turbines and generators and their installation is a process that in peacetime can take several years. In today's realities, it becomes simply impossible.
Therefore, strikes must continue, methodically knocking out station after station.
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📋🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Two Majors #Report for the Morning of 20 Feb 2023; pub. 07:01📍
🔴 On the #Kupyansk Direction, RF Armed Forces are reported to have seized a bridgehead on the right bank of the #Oskol river, located 6-12 km north of the town.
▪️ North of #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut), the Wagner PMCs are conducting a bloody assault on #Berkhovka. The enemy is resisting fiercely in fighting for an important transport hub to supply #Artyomovsk.
➖ Fighting is also taking place in the city itself and to the southwest of it, in the direction of Chasov Yar at the #Krasnoye - #Stupochki line.
▪️ The Wagner PMCs deployed between 1,000 and 1,500 storm troopers to the #Zaporozhye direction.
▪️ They carried out artillery strikes against enemy positions in #Sumy Region.
🔵 The Enemy fired more than 240 munitions on the civilian population of the DNR, with #Mayorsk, #Zaitsevo, #Gorlovka, #Donetsk, #Makeyevka, #Yasinovataya district under fire.
➖ At lunchtime, the Nazis fired 40 rockets from MLRS into the city centre. A civilian was killed and 12 people were wounded.
▪️ A 12-year-old girl died as a result of the AFU shelling on Novaya Tavolzhanka in the #Belgorod region.
❗️The new Prime Minister of #Moldova, Dorin Recean, said that #Transnistria should be demilitarized, Russian troops should be kicked out and the inhabitants of the region should be integrated economically and socially.
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🔴 On the #Kupyansk Direction, RF Armed Forces are reported to have seized a bridgehead on the right bank of the #Oskol river, located 6-12 km north of the town.
▪️ North of #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut), the Wagner PMCs are conducting a bloody assault on #Berkhovka. The enemy is resisting fiercely in fighting for an important transport hub to supply #Artyomovsk.
➖ Fighting is also taking place in the city itself and to the southwest of it, in the direction of Chasov Yar at the #Krasnoye - #Stupochki line.
▪️ The Wagner PMCs deployed between 1,000 and 1,500 storm troopers to the #Zaporozhye direction.
▪️ They carried out artillery strikes against enemy positions in #Sumy Region.
🔵 The Enemy fired more than 240 munitions on the civilian population of the DNR, with #Mayorsk, #Zaitsevo, #Gorlovka, #Donetsk, #Makeyevka, #Yasinovataya district under fire.
➖ At lunchtime, the Nazis fired 40 rockets from MLRS into the city centre. A civilian was killed and 12 people were wounded.
▪️ A 12-year-old girl died as a result of the AFU shelling on Novaya Tavolzhanka in the #Belgorod region.
❗️The new Prime Minister of #Moldova, Dorin Recean, said that #Transnistria should be demilitarized, Russian troops should be kicked out and the inhabitants of the region should be integrated economically and socially.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 How the Russian Armed Forces managed to destroy Odesa's energy sector — Rybar and Military Chronicle’s analysis
In Ukraine, the consequences of previous missile strikes on energy infrastructure facilities have been almost completely eliminated: outdoor lighting always functions, and scheduled power outages are gradually being cancelled.
With this in mind, the Russian Armed Forces' strikes seem pointless, as Ukraine repeatedly claims that it has managed to handle the problem with power supply. In fact, this does not correspond the reality. The #Odesa case shows this in practice. In fact, this is the first Ukrainian region, the power system of which was damaged critically.
🔻 How is Odesa's power supply system arranged?
The 330 kW power distribution is organized through one key node, the #Usatove substation.
#Novovodeska and #Adzhalyk substations were also hit: one of the two 330/110kW autotransformers was hit. A similar situation is developing at the #Artsyz substation.
According to open sources information, the total transformer capacity with its own generation is only a third of what it was before, about 471.7 MW (of 1332 MW). This is critically insufficient for Odesa.
🔻 Do preventive shutdowns help?
It helps minimize damage in the event of an attack, but if there are no strikes, it only makes it worse. Every shutdown causes overvoltage. As a consequence, not only 110 kW and 35 kW equipment and transformers fail, but also medium voltage - 10/0.4 kW and 6/0.4 kW - necessary for normal city life.
The constant switching on/off of equipment causes damage, sometimes comparable to the impact itself, but in this case not point-to-point, but distributed throughout the network. It can take a long time to restore power, and the city is transferred to generators. In a sense, declaring an air alert in this case is more dangerous than the strike itself.
🔻 What are Ukrainian energy companies doing?
DTEK's main efforts are focused on several areas:
➖Maintaining the remaining high-voltage equipment
➖Maintaining the equipment in function
➖Restoring 110, 10 and 6 kW networks
❗️ 330 kW networks are the most difficult to restore. They are repaired on a spot basis to maintain the minimum functionality of the substation. But it is impossible to replace autotransformers now.
Because of the restoration of low-voltage networks, the need to power from a limited number of substations increases.
This leads to mains voltage drops, which are compensated for by a rise in voltage at the power transformers. However, as new substations are switched on, the drop stops, and the high voltage transformers remain unchanged. It turns out that in apartments and houses of residents the level rises to 260-270 W instead of the usual 220 W - and further loads the power grid.
🔻 Prospects
The strikes on Ukraine's power system, despite their non-obviousness, are bearing fruit, which is most seriously felt in the Odesa region. If the strikes continue, the city's energy system will simply fail, and the region will be isolated from the general grid for a long time - from several weeks to several months.
In theory, this will limit the transfer of personnel and equipment from #Romania and #Moldova by rail and reduce the logistics capabilities of the Odesa port. But this is a double-edged sword: the energy crisis may push the AFU to seize the Cuciurgan power station in #Transnistria.
The deterioration of the situation will put even more pressure on the local population: discontent is growing every day. And the forced mobilization of citizens exacerbates the situation in the region.
❗️ Odesa region is the first one where the plot to destroy the energy infrastructure has succeeded, bringing about military and political changes.
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In Ukraine, the consequences of previous missile strikes on energy infrastructure facilities have been almost completely eliminated: outdoor lighting always functions, and scheduled power outages are gradually being cancelled.
With this in mind, the Russian Armed Forces' strikes seem pointless, as Ukraine repeatedly claims that it has managed to handle the problem with power supply. In fact, this does not correspond the reality. The #Odesa case shows this in practice. In fact, this is the first Ukrainian region, the power system of which was damaged critically.
🔻 How is Odesa's power supply system arranged?
The 330 kW power distribution is organized through one key node, the #Usatove substation.
#Novovodeska and #Adzhalyk substations were also hit: one of the two 330/110kW autotransformers was hit. A similar situation is developing at the #Artsyz substation.
According to open sources information, the total transformer capacity with its own generation is only a third of what it was before, about 471.7 MW (of 1332 MW). This is critically insufficient for Odesa.
🔻 Do preventive shutdowns help?
It helps minimize damage in the event of an attack, but if there are no strikes, it only makes it worse. Every shutdown causes overvoltage. As a consequence, not only 110 kW and 35 kW equipment and transformers fail, but also medium voltage - 10/0.4 kW and 6/0.4 kW - necessary for normal city life.
The constant switching on/off of equipment causes damage, sometimes comparable to the impact itself, but in this case not point-to-point, but distributed throughout the network. It can take a long time to restore power, and the city is transferred to generators. In a sense, declaring an air alert in this case is more dangerous than the strike itself.
🔻 What are Ukrainian energy companies doing?
DTEK's main efforts are focused on several areas:
➖Maintaining the remaining high-voltage equipment
➖Maintaining the equipment in function
➖Restoring 110, 10 and 6 kW networks
❗️ 330 kW networks are the most difficult to restore. They are repaired on a spot basis to maintain the minimum functionality of the substation. But it is impossible to replace autotransformers now.
Because of the restoration of low-voltage networks, the need to power from a limited number of substations increases.
This leads to mains voltage drops, which are compensated for by a rise in voltage at the power transformers. However, as new substations are switched on, the drop stops, and the high voltage transformers remain unchanged. It turns out that in apartments and houses of residents the level rises to 260-270 W instead of the usual 220 W - and further loads the power grid.
🔻 Prospects
The strikes on Ukraine's power system, despite their non-obviousness, are bearing fruit, which is most seriously felt in the Odesa region. If the strikes continue, the city's energy system will simply fail, and the region will be isolated from the general grid for a long time - from several weeks to several months.
In theory, this will limit the transfer of personnel and equipment from #Romania and #Moldova by rail and reduce the logistics capabilities of the Odesa port. But this is a double-edged sword: the energy crisis may push the AFU to seize the Cuciurgan power station in #Transnistria.
The deterioration of the situation will put even more pressure on the local population: discontent is growing every day. And the forced mobilization of citizens exacerbates the situation in the region.
❗️ Odesa region is the first one where the plot to destroy the energy infrastructure has succeeded, bringing about military and political changes.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 How the Russian Armed Forces managed to destroy Odessa's energy sector — Rybar and Military Chronicle’s analysis
In Ukraine, the consequences of previous missile strikes on energy infrastructure facilities have been almost completely eliminated: outdoor lighting always functions, and scheduled power outages are gradually being cancelled.
With this in mind, the Russian Armed Forces' strikes seem pointless, as Ukraine repeatedly claims that it has managed to handle the problem with power supply. In fact, this does not correspond the reality. The #Odessa case shows this in practice. In fact, this is the first Ukrainian region, the power system of which was damaged critically.
🔻 How is Odessa's power supply system arranged?
The 330 kW power distribution is organized through one key node, the #Usatove substation.
#Novovodeska and #Adzhalyk substations were also hit: one of the two 330/110kW autotransformers was hit. A similar situation is developing at the #Artsyz substation.
According to open sources information, the total transformer capacity with its own generation is only a third of what it was before, about 471.7 MW (of 1332 MW). This is critically insufficient for Odessa.
🔻 Do preventive shutdowns help?
It helps minimize damage in the event of an attack, but if there are no strikes, it only makes it worse. Every shutdown causes overvoltage. As a consequence, not only 110 kW and 35 kW equipment and transformers fail, but also medium voltage - 10/0.4 kW and 6/0.4 kW - necessary for normal city life.
The constant switching on/off of equipment causes damage, sometimes comparable to the impact itself, but in this case not point-to-point, but distributed throughout the network. It can take a long time to restore power, and the city is transferred to generators. In a sense, declaring an air alert in this case is more dangerous than the strike itself.
🔻 What are Ukrainian energy companies doing?
DTEK's main efforts are focused on several areas:
➖Maintaining the remaining high-voltage equipment
➖Maintaining the equipment in function
➖Restoring 110, 10 and 6 kW networks
❗️ 330 kW networks are the most difficult to restore. They are repaired on a spot basis to maintain the minimum functionality of the substation. But it is impossible to replace autotransformers now.
Because of the restoration of low-voltage networks, the need to power from a limited number of substations increases.
This leads to mains voltage drops, which are compensated for by a rise in voltage at the power transformers. However, as new substations are switched on, the drop stops, and the high voltage transformers remain unchanged. It turns out that in apartments and houses of residents the level rises to 260-270 W instead of the usual 220 W - and further loads the power grid.
🔻 Prospects
The strikes on Ukraine's power system, despite their non-obviousness, are bearing fruit, which is most seriously felt in the Odesa region. If the strikes continue, the city's energy system will simply fail, and the region will be isolated from the general grid for a long time - from several weeks to several months.
In theory, this will limit the transfer of personnel and equipment from #Romania and #Moldova by rail and reduce the logistics capabilities of the Odessa port. But this is a double-edged sword: the energy crisis may push the AFU to seize the Cuciurgan power station in #Transnistria.
The deterioration of the situation will put even more pressure on the local population: discontent is growing every day. And the forced mobilization of citizens exacerbates the situation in the region.
❗️ Odessa region is the first one where the plot to destroy the energy infrastructure has succeeded, bringing about military and political changes.
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In Ukraine, the consequences of previous missile strikes on energy infrastructure facilities have been almost completely eliminated: outdoor lighting always functions, and scheduled power outages are gradually being cancelled.
With this in mind, the Russian Armed Forces' strikes seem pointless, as Ukraine repeatedly claims that it has managed to handle the problem with power supply. In fact, this does not correspond the reality. The #Odessa case shows this in practice. In fact, this is the first Ukrainian region, the power system of which was damaged critically.
🔻 How is Odessa's power supply system arranged?
The 330 kW power distribution is organized through one key node, the #Usatove substation.
#Novovodeska and #Adzhalyk substations were also hit: one of the two 330/110kW autotransformers was hit. A similar situation is developing at the #Artsyz substation.
According to open sources information, the total transformer capacity with its own generation is only a third of what it was before, about 471.7 MW (of 1332 MW). This is critically insufficient for Odessa.
🔻 Do preventive shutdowns help?
It helps minimize damage in the event of an attack, but if there are no strikes, it only makes it worse. Every shutdown causes overvoltage. As a consequence, not only 110 kW and 35 kW equipment and transformers fail, but also medium voltage - 10/0.4 kW and 6/0.4 kW - necessary for normal city life.
The constant switching on/off of equipment causes damage, sometimes comparable to the impact itself, but in this case not point-to-point, but distributed throughout the network. It can take a long time to restore power, and the city is transferred to generators. In a sense, declaring an air alert in this case is more dangerous than the strike itself.
🔻 What are Ukrainian energy companies doing?
DTEK's main efforts are focused on several areas:
➖Maintaining the remaining high-voltage equipment
➖Maintaining the equipment in function
➖Restoring 110, 10 and 6 kW networks
❗️ 330 kW networks are the most difficult to restore. They are repaired on a spot basis to maintain the minimum functionality of the substation. But it is impossible to replace autotransformers now.
Because of the restoration of low-voltage networks, the need to power from a limited number of substations increases.
This leads to mains voltage drops, which are compensated for by a rise in voltage at the power transformers. However, as new substations are switched on, the drop stops, and the high voltage transformers remain unchanged. It turns out that in apartments and houses of residents the level rises to 260-270 W instead of the usual 220 W - and further loads the power grid.
🔻 Prospects
The strikes on Ukraine's power system, despite their non-obviousness, are bearing fruit, which is most seriously felt in the Odesa region. If the strikes continue, the city's energy system will simply fail, and the region will be isolated from the general grid for a long time - from several weeks to several months.
In theory, this will limit the transfer of personnel and equipment from #Romania and #Moldova by rail and reduce the logistics capabilities of the Odessa port. But this is a double-edged sword: the energy crisis may push the AFU to seize the Cuciurgan power station in #Transnistria.
The deterioration of the situation will put even more pressure on the local population: discontent is growing every day. And the forced mobilization of citizens exacerbates the situation in the region.
❗️ Odessa region is the first one where the plot to destroy the energy infrastructure has succeeded, bringing about military and political changes.
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