Ukraine: Russia's rapid attacks on energy installations, fear of displacement of 5 lakh people

This warning from the mission to monitor human rights in Ukraine comes at a time when the country's power plants have suffered severe damage due to continuous targeting. At the same time, an energy crisis has arisen, which has had a deep impact on electricity supply, clean water and heating systems. At the same time, prices for consumers have increased. On August 26, a series of attacks were carried out on the National Grid in Ukraine. According to the report of the UN mission, this was the biggest attack since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Through more than 100 missiles, 100 drone aircraft, energy-related and other infrastructure in many areas of Ukraine Structures were targeted. Local authorities were forced to impose power cuts across the country to restore stability in the grid system. The impact of the series of attacks, reports say, began on March 22. As of August 31, 2024, there have been 9 serial attacks on Ukraine's power system. Apart from the damage caused to the plants, civilians have also been deeply affected; power supply, water distribution, sewerage and sanitation systems, health facilities, education and economy among other sectors in the country have been damaged. Reasons for these attacks 10 percent of the population in Ukraine, 3.7 million people, are forced to drink contaminated drinking water. Since March 2024, Russian military forces have occupied 20 out of 24 areas under Ukrainian control. There have been attacks on infrastructure. Many energy installations have been repeatedly targeted, and will take a long time to fully restore or repair. As of 24 February 2022, before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the country had 44.1 GW of power capacity, more than 100 GW of nuclear power. , was being received from thermal, hydropower plants and renewable sources. But, by April 2023, almost half of the generation capacity of Ukraine's National Grid will be gone. 42 out of 95 high voltage transformers have collapsed, affecting power distribution to homes. Fear of forced displacement According to the United Nations Agency for Refugee Affairs (UNHCR), 67 people have been displaced since the Russian invasion. More than a million Ukrainian citizens have left the country. 62 lakh people are still in European countries, while 36 lakh people are displaced within the country's borders. The UN agency believes that there is no possibility of any reduction in these figures at present. Due to power cuts, heating system and lack of water supply, a large number of people are moving to other countries, and it is not yet known when they will return. Not sure. These attacks have also had a deep impact on the education system in Ukraine. In July 2024, the United Nations Children's Fund reported that power outages were causing severe learning loss. The size of the national economy is also estimated to shrink by 0.6 percent.


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