Moscow, 21 October. Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces had hit the PS-330 Nyvky electrical substation, which, according to the ministry, supplied Ukrainian defence industry enterprises; on 20 October local channels had linked a strike on this substation to the stoppage of the Kyiv metro.
The ministry also reported strikes on a warehouse complex in Poltava where, it said, drones were stored, and on a cargo ship heading to the port of Odesa with military cargo. Overnight, according to the ministry, 373 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed over Russian regions.
A 330-kilovolt substation is a node of the high-voltage grid through which electricity from power plants is distributed to the city and enterprises; a strike on such a node cuts off large districts at once, along with everything connected to them, including transport.
What it means: Russia has confirmed the strike on Kyiv's Nyvky substation that left part of the city without power and the metro: the Defence Ministry calls it a facility that supplied military industry.
Who benefits: Strikes on the power system weaken Ukraine's military production, as the Russian Defence Ministry points out, but at the same time hit Kyiv's residents, who are left without transport and power.
Background: The strikes on Kyiv's energy grid came on the day of the Oslo talks; on the same day Ukraine extended the state of emergency in the energy sector to heat and water.
List of sources used: TASS, TASS, TASS, TASS, RT, RT
Artificial intelligence was used in preparing this material.
