Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz Group said Russian forces struck its facilities 13 times in the past week and nearly 300 times since the start of 2026, causing serious damage to equipment and production capacity as both countries expand long-range attacks.
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Russia has sharply intensified attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, striking facilities operated by state-owned Naftogaz Group 13 times in just one week as Kyiv prepares for the possibility of another winter marked by widespread attacks on power, heating and fuel systems.
Naftogaz said Monday that its sites have been targeted nearly 300 times since the beginning of the year, underscoring the scale of Russia’s continuing campaign against Ukraine’s energy sector more than four years after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion.
The latest attacks involved Russian drones and missiles striking Naftogaz facilities across several regions of Ukraine. One site was hit repeatedly during the week, according to the company.
Naftogaz reported serious damage to equipment and production capacity, although no employees were injured.
The attacks have renewed concerns in Kyiv that Russia will continue targeting critical infrastructure as colder weather approaches.
Ukrainian officials have accused Moscow of “weaponizing winter” by attacking systems needed to provide civilians with electricity, heating and running water. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s power grid during the war, with officials in Kyiv warning that the same strategy could continue through the coming winter.
The expanding energy campaign is unfolding as fighting along the roughly 1,250-kilometer, or 780-mile, front remains heavily constrained by drones, robotic systems and entrenched defenses.
With major ground advances difficult, both Russia and Ukraine have increasingly shifted toward long-range aerial warfare, using missiles and drones to hit targets far beyond the front.
Ukraine has substantially expanded its own ability to conduct such attacks.
After initially depending heavily on foreign military support following Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion, Kyiv has steadily increased production of domestically developed weapons.
That growing capability was demonstrated Sunday when Ukraine launched a barrage of more than 800 long-range drones toward targets inside Russia.
Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory killed seven people, officials said Monday while assessing the latest overnight attacks.
Russian attacks on Ukraine, meanwhile, killed four civilians.
Ukraine has also demonstrated the ability to strike commercial and industrial facilities deep inside Russia. Depots belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, have been hit at locations as far as 2,000 kilometers, or approximately 1,242 miles, from the Ukrainian border.
Russia has likewise expanded attacks beyond conventional military targets.
Russian forces have increasingly struck apartment buildings, ports, schools, hospitals and other urban locations during the conflict.
Nearly 17,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the invasion began, according to the United Nations.
The civilian toll has risen as Russia increased the frequency and intensity of its aerial attacks.
The United Nations reported last week that 437 Ukrainian civilians were killed in July, a 70% increase compared with the same month in 2025.
Ukraine’s ability to defend against some of Russia’s most dangerous weapons remains limited by shortages of advanced air-defense systems.
Kyiv is facing a severe shortage of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors, which remain Ukraine’s only effective means of countering ballistic missiles.
Russia has increasingly taken advantage of that vulnerability as it continues launching missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian infrastructure and population centers.
Ukraine, however, is attempting to reduce its dependence on foreign weapons systems by accelerating development of its own military technology.
Kyiv is working on a domestically produced ballistic missile capable of striking targets inside Russia and is cooperating with European countries to develop additional defenses against ballistic missile attacks.
Those efforts reflect the broader transformation of the war as both countries invest in longer-range weapons and increasingly conduct attacks hundreds or even thousands of kilometers from the immediate battlefield.
For Ukraine, protecting the energy system has become one of the most urgent challenges.
Naftogaz plays a central role in the country’s energy supply, and damage to production equipment and infrastructure could create additional pressure as temperatures fall.
The company’s report of 13 attacks in a single week — and nearly 300 since the start of the year — illustrates how frequently energy facilities have become targets.
Although no Naftogaz employees were injured in the latest strikes, the damage to production capacity raises concerns about the cumulative impact of repeated attacks.
With ground fighting largely constrained and both countries expanding their aerial capabilities, the conflict is increasingly being shaped by the ability to strike strategic infrastructure deep behind enemy lines.
As Ukraine prepares for another winter of war, the sustained attacks on Naftogaz suggest that the battle over energy supplies, civilian infrastructure and long-range strike capability will remain a central part of the conflict.
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