The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, reported this Monday that a total of 28 energy substations have been damaged in the most recent wave of attacks launched by the Russian Army, in a context of escalation of the war in the country.
"Unfortunately, 28 substations and other critical energy facilities were hit. Repair work is underway everywhere and the electricity supply is gradually being restored for the population," he indicated in a message on social media, in which he expressed his recognition to the repair teams and the technicians of the energy companies working to restore the service.
As he explained, the Ukrainian president held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Sergi Koretski, focused on preparations for the upcoming winter. "We have detailed the main areas that require the attention of government agencies and energy companies, as well as regional and local authorities," he emphasized, referring to the need to strengthen the resilience of the electrical grid against new bombings.
In parallel, Zelensky has once again called attention to the urgency of accelerating military shipments, emphasizing the importance of allies "being able to quickly reinforce air defense." He warned that, despite the commitments made, part of the promised aid has not yet materialized on the ground.
"There are political agreements that have not been implemented at the operational level. There are also delays in certain types of essential supplies at the level of the United States Department of Defense," he explained, pointing directly to shipments from Washington, at a time when Ukraine is denouncing a pause in military deliveries while Moscow intensifies its attacks.
In this context, and amid controversy with the United States over difficulties in using the Starshield application, linked to the Starlink satellite system and key for military data transmission, Zelensky indicated that a report from the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirms that the service has been slowed down.
"Unfortunately, we have found that the equipment stops working when speeds of between 130 and 161 kilometers per hour are reached in different sectors of the front," he declared, pointing out that this situation complicates "logistics on the front line" and "limits the use of different types of medium-range drones" and the interceptors used against the Iranian-made 'shahed' drones employed by Russia.
"Today we must raise this issue again with our partners at all levels: speed is essential when it comes to protecting lives," the Ukrainian leader stated, insisting that technological and military reaction capacity is decisive on the battlefield.
In recent days, tensions between Washington and Kiev have been reignited over the fuel agreement with the Kremlin and Ukraine's complaints regarding complications in the Starshield application, which it considers essential for real-time information exchange.
For its part, the United States has rejected Kiev's accusations regarding the flow of Intelligence and has urged Zelenski to focus "on ending this war."