Destruction caused by Russian attacks against a DTEK power station in March 2024. “If 150-200 drones was a massive attack last year, now it can be 400 or 600 or even 800 in one night. “The aim is to overload Ukraine’s air defence system. However, the aim remains the same: to cripple Ukraine’s energy system and so weaken the country economically and militarily; and to break people’s spirit. They want to destroy regular Ukrainian life – and we are doing everything humanly possible to stop them.”

Source: The Irish Times November 01, 2025 11:03 UTC