Russia did not destroy Ukraine’s energy grid, British military intelligence claims

British military intelligence believes Ukraine’s energy grid withstood Russian attacks on supplies over the past winter and offers good prospects for the coming months as warmer temperatures arrive. “The Russian campaign to reduce Ukraine’s energy grid in winter he did not succeed», as the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom understands it “with a high degree of probability”.

London claims that major Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which began in October last year, “have become more sporadic since the beginning of March.” «small scale attackswith less than 25 pieces of ammunition, they continue on, but it is very likely to have a much smaller impact on the network,” added British military intelligence in its latest assessment of the conflict, posted yesterday on its Twitter account. The UK confirmed that Ukrainian electricity operators continue to provide “replacement transformers” affected infrastructures as well as “other critical components” despite the “enormous logistical challenge” this presents when dealing with parts that, in the case of high-voltage transformers, weigh more than 100 tons.

The Ministry of Defense concludes that ” energy situation probably in Ukraine will improve with the arrival of higher temperatures» and understands that «preparations for next winter could have already started».

Progress in Bakhmut

On the other hand, the UK Ministry of Defense updated its report on the situation in Ukraine on Friday and announced that Russian Armed Forces could achieve “important progress” in recent days in Bakhmut, entering the eastern part of the city. “In recent days, Russian forces have regained some momentum in the battle for Bakhmut. Since the end of March 2023, its progress has largely stalled,” the British Ministry of Defense explained on its Twitter profile, where it acknowledged “further progress” by Russia in recent days.