Over the past month, Russia has launched more than 1,550 strikes in Chernihiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions, but only 60 of them have reached their targets.
Ukraine in parallel preparing for winter, combining its own gas production and fuel imports to ensure a stable heating season.
Massive strikes in the north
According to government sources, Russian troops carried out more than 1,500 attacks in the northern regions of Ukraine - Chernihiv, Sumy and Poltava regions.
Despite the intensity of the shelling, the effectiveness of the strikes was lowOnly about 4% of shells and drones hit their targets.
«This demonstrates the effectiveness of our air defence and the cohesion of our defence forces», the government said.
Energy strategy: plans A and B
Ukraine is preparing Two parallel scenarios of energy supply for the winter -
🔹 Plan A involves the use of own gas production;
🔹 Plan B. - promptly attracting imports from the EU in the event of new attacks on gas facilities.
«We will be ready for any scenario - both plans work,» the Cabinet of Ministers said.
East remains the main front
In his address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Pokrovsk and Dobropillia remain the hottest destinations, where Russian troops suffered more than 12 thousand losses only recently.
«The Russians will not take eastern Ukraine. To try to do so, Putin would have to bury a million of his own people» Zelensky stressed.
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