Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Russia is destabilising the energy system in Ukraine
On 10 October, Russia launched massive missile and drone attacks across Ukraine. A total of 84 rockets (43 of which were shot down) and 24 drones (13 shot down) were launched. 19 people were killed and 105 were wounded. The main targets were critical infrastructure facilities (power plants, thermal power plants and substations) in 11 regions and...
Massive rocket attacks on Ukraine. 228th day of the war
In the early morning of 10 October, the Russian army launched a massive attack on critical infrastructure facilities (mainly energy) across Ukrainian territory, using various types of missiles and so-called long-range kamikaze drones. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The EU’s eighth package of sanctions against Russia: approaching the oil price cap
In response to Russia’s further aggression against Ukraine and the illegal annexation of its territories, on 6 October the European Union adopted its eighth package of sanctions. Its most important element is the announcement, agreed within the framework of the G7, that it will introduce a price cap on Russian oil exported by sea to third...
Slovakia to deliver howitzers to Ukraine – Denmark, Germany and Norway are paying
On 2 October, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad’ signed an agreement for the local state company Konštrukta-Defence to produce 16 Zuzana 2 (155mm calibre) self-propelled howitzers which Slovakia will deliver to the Ukrainian army. The cost of their manufacture – €92 million – will be borne in equal proportions by Denmark, Germany and...
Further advances by Ukrainian troops. 223rd day of the war
Russian forces are conducting artillery and rocket fire on enemy army positions and facilities along the entire length of the front line and individual localities, including Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Zaporizhzhia, Nikopol’, Mykolaiv and Bila Tserkva. The aggressor maintains offensive capabilities only in the Donetsk section....
Shortages looming: How the annexation of Ukraine’s oblasts affects electricity generation
The Russian-occupied part of Ukraine contains about 25% (about 15.5 GW) of the country’s installed power plant capacity. Of particular significance are: the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) – the largest facility of its kind in Europe (6 GW of installed capacity) – and the Zaporizhia Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP; 3.6 GW). Although there...
Ukraine: after two months, the food corridor operation is a success
1 October marked two months since the first ship loaded with Ukrainian grain sailed from Odesa. The unblocking of food exports from three Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea (Odesa, Chernomorsk and Pivdenne) was made possible by an agreement between Ukraine, Turkey and the UN which was signed in Istanbul on 22 July. Since then, 241 vessels have used...
Reaction to the annexation: the West announces tougher sanctions against Russia
In response to the annexation of four occupied Ukrainian regions to the Russian Federation and the Kremlin’s threats (including the possible use of nuclear weapons), Western countries are extending their sanctions on Russia, or announcing that they will take such action. New restrictions have already been introduced by the United Kingdom,...
Lyman rebounded. 221st day of the war
In the last days of September, Ukrainian forces outflanked Russian positions in the northeastern region of Donetsk Oblast, leading to the hasty withdrawal of enemy units from the surrounding villages and Lyman (1 October). In the final period of fighting, this pre-war town of 20,000 was to be defended by up to 5,500 soldiers from the 2nd Army...
Russia announces the annexation of four regions of Ukraine
On the afternoon of 30 September, President Vladimir Putin signed ‘agreements’ to annex four Ukrainian oblasts to Russia: Donetsk (the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, DPR), Luhansk (the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, LPR), Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. In a speech before the ceremony, he declared these acts irreversible....
