Since March 22, Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has suffered four attacks that killed six people, injured at least 45, and hit at least 20 facilities.
On Saturday alone, rocket attacks damaged four thermal power plants critical for electricity production. Two of these factories are located in western Ukraine, far from the front lines.
Previous reports from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also noted that the attacks damaged power and water supplies, disrupting vital services needed for child care.
Danielle Bell, Head of Delegation at HRMMU, speak, “These attacks have caused civilian deaths and they have also jeopardized essential services such as power generation and rail transport, further increasing the risks and harms affecting Ukrainian civilians. .”
Railway attack
Recent attacks on Ukraine’s railway system have claimed the lives of at least 11 civilians and injured dozens in areas such as Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Cherkasy.
Those killed in the attacks were railway and power plant workers in or near the vicinity.
“Attacks on the rail system threaten a vital mode of transport that Ukrainians depend on for personal travel and the transport of essential goods, especially given the restrictions,” Ms. Bell said. for all air traffic and restrict access to seaports.”
Power and water sources are affected
In the last week, Ukraine’s railway facilities saw three attacks, leaving civilians dead and injured. On April 25, a rocket attack killed three railway employees and injured four in Udachne in Donetsk.
That same day, several other employees were injured in a rocket attack on railway facilities in Smila, located in the Cherkasy region.
In Balakliia in the Kharkiv region, 11 people were injured in a rocket attack that damaged the station and an arriving train. Eight more people were also killed by rail attacks in Synelnykove and Dnipro.
HRMMU added that frequent power outages occur immediately after attacks on energy infrastructure, affecting millions of people across the country and also leading to water supply disruptions.
