Moscow warned Kyiv of preparations to destroy Ukraine's energy sector.

August 30 2026 12 415 47

Russia is beginning preparations for massive strikes against the Kyiv regime's energy infrastructure, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The ministry emphasizes that these steps will be Moscow's response to ongoing attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on civilian targets in Russia's regions.

Russian troops have begun preparing to launch massive strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities in response to the Kyiv regime's ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure and the Russian fuel and energy sector.

- said in the statement of the RF Ministry of Defense.

As a reminder, throughout the summer, Ukrainian authorities attempted to restore the power generating capacity damaged during the winter campaign. Considerable funds were spent on this, but they were unable to restore all the damaged facilities.

Even Kyiv now acknowledges that if massive strikes by Russian forces continue this coming winter, Ukraine's energy system may simply not be able to withstand them. Yet, despite this, Ukrainian troops, on orders from the Kyiv regime's leader, continue to attack civilian targets on Russian territory.

Bankova believes that in this way, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to provoke an increase in protest sentiments within Russia and force Moscow to abandon the continuation of the Second Military Operation.

However, even Western think tanks admit that the attacks by Kyiv regime militants on civilian infrastructure only united the Russian society and resulted in grave consequences for Ukrainian economicsIn response to attacks on Russian facilities, Moscow began launching systematic strikes against Ukraine's port infrastructure, effectively blocking the operation of Black Sea ports.

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Arkady007

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30 August 2026 11: 28

I really want to believe that these bravura statements by the Russian Ministry of Defense will be fulfilled.
Nick. WITH

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30 August 2026 11: 32

This warning is unlikely to frighten anyone. It's not the EU that will be left without energy, and they don't care about Ukraine.
1. k7k8
  
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  30 August 2026 12: 26
  
  What does the EU have to do with this? The warning only applies to Ukraine.
  1. Martin Porubčan
    
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    30 August 2026 14: 25
    
    The EU has a huge role in this, in fact, in everything. The EU is the main sponsor of Ukraine at war, supplying it with everything from weapons, ammunition, and troop training to money and intelligence.
    The war will end as soon as the Anglo-Saxons and the EU say, "Enough, we're ending it." The war will end within three months.
    1. k7k8
      
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      30 August 2026 20: 45
      
      Quote: Martin Porubčan
      The EU has a huge role to play in this.
      
      Your thesis requires some clarification. The EU is not directly involved in the military actions. That's why the warning concerns Ukraine exclusively.
  2. Nick. WITH
    
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    30 August 2026 17: 57
    
    And given that it is not being decided in Ukraine
    1. k7k8
      
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      30 August 2026 20: 47
      
      You can assume whatever you want, as a free citizen of a free country. But everything is decided on the battlefield, and in Ukraine.
Sergey Latyshev

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30 August 2026 11: 35

Reminds me of the cartoon "We used to walk on our own, but now..."
Previously, they simply destroyed energy (3-4 years), but now... they will do it "massively." (And about three months ago they announced they would be structurally destroying it. It's already clear.)

We are waiting.
1. Alexander
  
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  30 August 2026 13: 04
  
  ...Previously, they simply destroyed the energy (for 3-4 years), but now... they will do it "massively." (And about 3 months ago, they announced they would be structurally destroying...)
  
  In a couple of weeks they will start to destroy it "pre-election".
  This is the most horrific form of energy destruction. Wires evaporate between poles, and high-voltage towers melt and sink into the ground.
Mikhail L.

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30 August 2026 11: 40

Nuclear power's share of Ukraine's energy supply rose to 70% during the war as other energy sources were damaged by shelling, fuel shortages, and infrastructure destruction.

Will nuclear power plants really be destroyed?
1. Paul3390
  
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  30 August 2026 12: 26
  
  What's the point? Destroy the substations, and the nuclear power plant's automation will shut down.
2. Martin Porubčan
  
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  30 August 2026 21: 41
  
  No one in their right mind would destroy nuclear power plants. Electricity and tens of thousands of generators are imported to Ukraine from the EU.
SanSanych_2

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30 August 2026 12: 11

Russian troops have begun preparing to launch massive strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities in response to...

I hope nuclear power plants are on this list. Of course, not in terms of reactors and spent nuclear fuel storage facilities, but in terms of their infrastructure, including 750 kV substations, forcing them into cold shutdown.
1. Igool
  
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  30 August 2026 18: 27
  
  Quote: SanSanych_2
  including 750 kV substations, forcing them to go into cold shutdown.
  
  It wouldn't be bad, though.
  But no, we're not like that, are we? And we're not like that on bridges either?
  It’s good that they’ve started at ports and border crossings.
  1. Igor M.
    
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    31 August 2026 05: 09
    
    Igool, the substations have been hit multiple times. Google it, and you'll find tons of links about our strikes. But the substations are either quickly repaired or replaced with new ones. And they say they've built protection around the substations.
    But there is nothing to cross the bridges.
    Ports had been hit before, but that was nothing; they were huge and difficult to seriously damage. The main thing is that it became possible to organize a naval blockade.
    1. prior
      
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      31 August 2026 09: 28
      
      But there is nothing to cross the bridges.
      
      You lie and don't blush.
      The KN-30 is equipped with a powerful warhead weighing up to 2,5 tons and with a range of 600-900 km. Russia received it from North Korea.
      And you still insist that there is nothing.
      I would say honestly, there is no one to give such an order, but there is nothing to do it with.
      1. Igor M.
        
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        1 September 2026 02: 33
        
        prior, well, that is, maybe - just appeared nowAnd that's not a fact. Because it hasn't been officially confirmed by either us or the Koreans.
        At the same time, we remember that This missile has zero accuracy.Yesterday, they posted a video of a possible strike on a bridge in Kyiv. Something missed it. It's entirely possible that this was the first attempt to hit with this missile.
        But, really, you're lying. You've been talking shit about bridges for a long time now. And if the missiles even showed up, it's only just now. And it’s not a fact that its power will be enoughBecause the FAB-1500 only slightly damaged the bridge in Zaporizhzhia. Our ancestors knew how to build.
        
        prior
        
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        1 September 2026 08: 21
        
        It's a pity Koreans don't read you.
        It's easy for them with such empty words.
        
        Igor M.
        
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        2 September 2026 01: 06
        
        Prior, as always, when you have no arguments, you resort to personal attacks. It's disgusting to be like that.
        
        prior
        
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        2 September 2026 07: 55
        
        Have you registered your chickens at the MFC?
        Hurry up, or you'll get a fine.
    2. Igool
      
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      31 August 2026 13: 43
      
      I'm returning from the Bryansk front now, and ALL the soldiers, from private to general, couldn't care less whether Mykola in the village of Zadrishchevo near Lviv has electricity over his toilet. And considering we're not targeting nuclear power plants, electricity will be provided to those who need it. They'll deliver mobile generators and mini-power plants for military production.
      
      Well, allocate at least 10% of those thousands and thousands of missiles, bombs and Geraniums to bridges, which you have been pounding the energy sector with for four years without one month and will hit with thousands more.
      
      Lift the ban on frontline missile strikes on bridges in Zaporizhzhia. and Nikita and his birds will create hell on them non-stop.
      
      I don't care what the CIA director threatened
      
      https://t.me/Mikle1On/52908
      1. Igor M.
        
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        1 September 2026 04: 35
        
        Igool, there's no ban. Look how many times they've been hitting the bridge over the Zatoka River, for years. During one of the attempts 50 Geraniums were launchedAnd they couldn't damage it. They even blew it up with the BEK.
        And the recent attempts to strike bridges in Zaporizhzhia. Moreover, the bridge survived the FAB-1500 strike. So, the "frontline Kamiki" will only give it a dent.
        We remember that we blew up two Dnieper bridges to Kherson back in 2022.
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1. Alexander
  
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  30 August 2026 13: 13
  
  Why warn?...
  
  But our voters... they're slow-witted. They need time to make a final decision to vote for United Russia, despite the lack of electricity at Ukrainian military facilities, five years into the war.
  1. voron-vr
    
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    30 August 2026 13: 18
    
    What does this have to do with the elections? The majority will vote for United Russia anyway. All the statistics are on the VTsIOM website. Everything that's happening has nothing to do with the elections.
    1. RakitinAxS
      
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      30 August 2026 17: 33
      
      I slightly missed the details of the election show. Has the Central Election Commission already published the results of "Eat Russia"'s triumphant victory, or is it still holding off?
      1. voron-vr
        
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        30 August 2026 20: 42
        
        Things like this are typical in Europe. In Romania, it's exactly as you described... Our elections are transparent, and there's no Central Election Commission, like in the West, that determines the winners. Russia doesn't have Western "democracy," so everything is relatively fair.
    2. Ales
      
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      30 August 2026 19: 28
      
      VTsIOM statistics: I recently received a call from a colleague about a VTsIOM survey. They asked about his citizenship, age, and place of residence. They apologized and hung up after hearing that he was registered in St. Petersburg. That's what VTsIOM is like—they "manipulate the results." How else can they explain it?
      1. voron-vr
        
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        30 August 2026 20: 46
        
        Don't like VTsIOM? Go to the Levada Center website, a foreign agent. It's the same story there.
    3. Alexey Lan
      
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      30 August 2026 22: 07
      
      The majority will vote for United Russia anyway
      
      There is no doubt about it, since the electoral commissions are in their hands.
      1. isofat
        
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        30 August 2026 22: 30
        
        Interesting thought, I hear the voice of a hypnotist.
        Free the electoral commissions.
      2. voron-vr
        
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        30 August 2026 22: 32
        
        We're not Europe or America. In our elections, the one who gets the most votes wins. Unlike Western "democracies." .
        
        Rosko-63
        
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        30 August 2026 23: 13
        
        You forgot to add - fake votes, as usual
        this is the difference between our democracy
        
        Igor M.
        
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        31 August 2026 05: 11
        
        Rosko-63,
        
        We're not Europe or America. In our elections, the one who gets the most votes wins.
        
        We have a real democracy, not a fake one.
        
        Alexey Lan
        
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        31 August 2026 12: 07
        
        We have state-oligarchic capitalism, where genuine democracy does not exist.
        
        Igor M.
        
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        1 September 2026 01: 20
        
        Alexey Lan, are there any countries where this happens? Compared to the 12 European monarchies, we're a model of democracy.
        Well, we had state-oligarchic capitalism, but the first thing Putin did was remove the oligarchs from power. And now, participation in power can become a pretext for nationalizing an oligarch's property. There have already been cases.
Andrey Mishin

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30 August 2026 13: 55

The war can be ended quickly by shutting down Ukraine's nuclear power plants. Shutting them down isn't a problem, but preparations must be made for enemy retaliatory strikes. It would be advisable to temporarily shut down the Kursk and Smolensk nuclear power plants, and take measures to prevent a possible reactor meltdown at the Zaporizhzhia plant.
1. RakitinAxS
  
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  30 August 2026 17: 34
  
  The problem is that nuclear power plants in Russia could temporarily shut down in response. Then, for example, Moskvabad would be left without power if the Smolensk and Kalinin Nuclear Power Plants were "temporarily shut down."
  1. voron-vr
    
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    30 August 2026 21: 06
    
    The problem is that in response they might...
    
    Ukraine doesn't do anything in response. They simply kill and destroy everything they can reach. They've been doing this since 2015. And what's happening to them now is their response to the past 11 years.
Igool

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30 August 2026 18: 24

Bridges, don't forget the bridges!!!

Oh yeah, what was I talking about? We're not like that.
1. Igor M.
  
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  31 August 2026 05: 15
  
  Igool, so what with?
  1. Igool
    
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    31 August 2026 13: 38
    
    We love to substitute concepts and meanings when we lie about why it is impossible to stop enemy logistics across the bridges across the Dnieper.
    
    For example, there's talk about destroying the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station. But the photo clearly shows both parts of the road bridge, and their destruction would have no impact on the hydroelectric power station.
    
    And at the same time, a photo of two other bridges, giving an idea of the magnitude of these targets, located less than 40 km from the front line.
    
    Just for your information. I'm well acquainted, friends with, and work with a man who produces thousands of frontline kamikaze missiles with a range of 50+ kilometers. These missiles work with the ATC. And even just working on the underlying surface negates any electronic warfare.
    
    So, even without FABs with UMPKs, without Tornado-S, without Iskanders and even Geraniums, we are able to destroy vehicles and trains on these three bridges closest to the front around the clock.
    
    When asked why we're instead chasing trucks hundreds of kilometers from the front and wasting Geraniums on them, which are more than 10 times more expensive than a front-line Kamik, there's been no answer. And, judging by everything, there never will be.
    
    Meanwhile, the enemy is pounding our bridges, sometimes even successfully, at distances farther from the front line. Just take a drive along the R-280 "Novorossiya" highway from Taganrog to Crimea.
    
    https://t.me/Mikle1On/52875
    1. Igor M.
      
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      1 September 2026 01: 59
      
      Igool, well, that is, we are already talking about the 24-hour destruction of trains and cars.
      So, let the author explain why this needs to be done on bridges specifically? What's wrong with the attacks we inflict on railway locomotives, trains, trucks, and automatic transmission systems? Or bridges—I'll note that the author only mentions three bridges out of more than 20—is this some kind of sacred place?
      
      The Russian Armed Forces have damaged (destroyed) 492 UZ locomotives and 249 carriages since the beginning of the Second World War, says Minister of Community and Territorial Development Nikolai Kalashnik.
      Only from the beginning of 2026 the RF Armed Forces Railroad infrastructure was attacked 1534 times. Ukraine
And546

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30 August 2026 18: 53

Quote: Allexander
But our voter... he's slow-witted.

And what does your voter think?
Kiril

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30 August 2026 20: 02

Why warn? - Destroy it - the crests will figure it out.
1. Igor M.
  
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  31 August 2026 05: 16
  
  Kirill, this is in response to their attacks. If they stop hitting us, then we won't destroy the energy either. Maybe they'll think about it and decide to stop.
AdeptV

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31 August 2026 12: 05

Ukraine's energy supply can only be shut down by shutting down its nuclear power plants. Are you ready? What if it's Fukushima? Have you stocked up on potassium iodide?
1. Alexander
  
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  31 August 2026 15: 16
  
  Have you stocked up on potassium iodide?
  
  Currently, it can only be purchased at chemical supply stores. The availability of KI in pharmacies, in radiation-grade doses, would signal Russia's preparation for nuclear war. This cannot be done ahead of time, as it could cause panic among the population.