An explosion of a missile is seen in the sky over Kyiv during a Russian missile strike, on 24 March, 2024 The damage to generators, which might take months – or years – to repair, highlights the fact that Kyiv’s need to replenish its air defences is becoming desperate.– and some of its supporters fear it will not be able to hold back Russia’s onslaught for much longer.beginning on 22 March has destroyed much of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Smoke rises above the Slobidskyi district following a Russian missile strike on the city’s energy facilities on 22 March in Kharkiv Photo: Suspilne Ukraine/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) The wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system follows reports that the White House has been pressuring Kyiv to stop attacking Russian oil refineries for fear this will raise oil prices ahead of the November 2024 US Presidential election.
“Without crucial US military aid that remains held up in Congress, and faced with hypocritical but likely mounting pressure from Western capitals to play nice with Russia on energy infrastructure while Russia decimates Ukraine’s power grid, the path forward is unclear,” according to Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.