The number of hits on Ukraine’s energy facilities has risen by 36%. Photo: Getty Images

Russia has started attacking Ukraine's energy facilities with 20-25 drones simultaneously, while the number of hits in 2026 has risen by 36% compared to the first half of 2025.

Source: Vitalii Zaichenko, Chairman of the Board of Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electricity transmission operator, at the Decentralised Generation in Ukraine 2.0 forum, as reported by Ukrinform, a Ukrainian news agency

Details: Zaichenko said the number of drones launched by Russian forces against a single energy facility has risen from 3-4 at the beginning of the full-scale war to 20-25 in a single attack.

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