Russia has changed the tactics of attacks on Ukraine\u2019s energy grid, targeting select facilities in some regions, head of the board of Ukrenergo national energy operator, Vitaliy Zaychenko said during a meeting with ambassadors of G7 countries, according to the company\u2019s statement released on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the past weeks, the enemy has changed the tactics of attacks, shifting away from major airstrikes on all of Ukraine\u2019s energy system and focusing on its elements in separate regions. In such circumstances, the support that [Ukraine\u2019s] international partners are providing to the energy sector becomes even more timely,\u201d Zaychenko said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Protective facilities are in place at a majority of power distribution substations. They proved their efficiency \u201cdozens of times,\u201d saving the equipment in Russian strikes against the facilities. But the construction of protection still continues, he explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are grateful to the partners for all the assistance they have already provided. But continued support is now crucial not only to us, but also to all Ukrainian energy companies,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zaychenko also said that the energy system is ready for the heating season with the distribution system prepared to transport more power in winter. At the same time, the risks imposed by Russian attacks remain high. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn order to increase the resilience of our energy system and for us to be able to quickly repair it after the attacks, we need to continue accumulating hard-to-find equipment, which is very difficult to achieve without international support,\u201d Zaychenko said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia struck a thermal power plant of the DTEK company, injuring at least two staff workers, the company said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia hit an energy facility in the Nizhyn district of Chernihiv region, leaving more than 4,500 households without electricity, the regional power distribution company said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last week, Russia launched the biggest attack of the war on gas production sites of the state-owned gas and oil company Naftogaz, critically damaging some of them. The company said its facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava regions were targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Systematic Russian incursions into EU airspace are part of a hybrid war that Russia is waging against Europe, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said, speaking at a plenary debate of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The debate aimed to shape a common response to Russia\u2019s violations of EU\u2019s airspace and critical infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSomething new and dangerous is happening in our skies. In just the past two weeks, MiG fighters have violated Estonia’s airspace, and drones have flown over critical sites in Belgium, Poland, Romania, Denmark and Germany. Flights have been grounded, jets scrambled, and countermeasures deployed to ensure the safety of our citizens,\u201d von der Leyen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She added that airspace incursions are part of a wider pattern of behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAcross our Union, undersea cables have been cut, airports and logistics hubs paralysed by cyberattacks, and elections targeted by malign influence campaigns. These incidents are calculated to linger in the twilight of deniability. This is not random harassment. It is a coherent and escalating campaign to unsettle our citizens, test our resolve, divide our Union, and weaken our support for Ukraine,\u201d von der Leyen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is time to call it by its name. This is hybrid warfare, and we have to take it very seriously,\u201d she said, adding: \u201cThis is a deliberate and targeted grey zone campaign against Europe. And Europe must respond.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Belgium is under growing pressure to allow the use of frozen Russian assets for a \u201creparations loan\u201d to Ukraine after Berlin and other western capitals shifted their stance, the Financial Times said on Wednesday. The paragraphs below are quoted from the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has asked the other 26 EU countries to cover the legal and financial risks associated with this loan, and to guarantee the full amount to avoid Belgium having to pay it back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n His stance has drawn condemnation from other capitals, particularly since Euroclear\u2019s profits have been subject to Belgian corporate tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c[Belgium] has spent three years saying Euroclear is Belgian and so are the benefits,\u201d said one senior EU diplomat involved in talks on the matter. \u201cNow, when it wants to share the risks, it claims Euroclear is European.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other capitals argue that Ukraine\u2019s predicament requires solidarity, and point out that Poland agreed to host the main supply hub for arms to Ukraine, and Denmark to send F-16 fighter jets to Kyiv without asking for risks to be shared by others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere is no more low-hanging fruit,\u201d said another EU diplomat. \u201cEveryone has to do what they can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe think actually that the risks here for Belgium are rather limited,\u201d said a senior EU official. \u201cThat is not to say that there is no risk at all and it is not to say that we do not want to engage in a very serious discussion with Belgium\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009But these risks are probably manageable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the Belgian government said that \u201cthe current plan that is circulating is not satisfactory\u201d, and that contingent liabilities did not sufficiently \u201caddress the issue of risk coverage\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commission, backed by the majority of EU capitals, argues that the loan is structured in a way that does not amount to asset confiscation and points out that court rulings outside the bloc are not recognised by the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat is the alternative?\u201d Denmark\u2019s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the FT when asked about opposition to the frozen assets plan. \u201cWe have to find a way with financing, and if it\u2019s not this way then I haven\u2019t heard of any [other] ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558170357_1241495281351692_2269522650146623143_n-1024x576.jpg\")
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EU pressure builds on Belgium to allow use of Russia\u2019s frozen assets, FT says<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n